fauz

Old French

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcis.

Noun

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

1. 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