rendre ame

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Middle French

Verb

rendre ame

  1. (euphemistic) to die
    • c. 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
      la pointe du coutelet qui le toucha a la gorge, moult petit feust-ce, mais ce fut une vaine, tantost il se tourna d'autre part et la rendi ame
      the point of the knife that was touching his throat was very small, but cut a vain, and as soon as he turned round he died

Descendants

  • French: rendre l’âme