beffroi

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French (Old Northern dialect) berfroi (“movable siege tower”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German bercfrit (“protecting shelter”), literally "that which watches over peace," from bergen (“to protect”) + frid (“peace”).

Noun

beffroi m (plural beffrois)

1. belfry, bell tower

Further reading

• “beffroi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.