fauz

Old French

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcis.

Noun

fauz f (oblique plural fauz, nominative singular fauz, nominative plural fauz)

scythe (cutting tool)
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
  Qui plus estoit tranchanz que fauz
  That was sharper than a scythe

Descendants

Middle French: faulx
- French: faux

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