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English
Noun
tallent (plural tallents)
- Archaic form of talent (ancient unit of weight and money).
Middle French
Etymology
Old French talent.
Noun
tallent m (plural tallens)
- desire
1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 17:ie voys bien que du baisier ne avez vous nul tallent- I see that you don't want to give me the kiss (I see well that of the kiss you have no desire)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (talent)