Editing Norman language (section)

===Old French influences===
Norman French preserves a number of [[Old French]] words which have been lost in Modern French. Examples of Norman French words of Old French origin:
{| class="wikitable"
!Norman French
!Old French
!French
!Meaning
|-
|''alosier''
|''alosier''
|se vanter, se targuer
|to brag, to pride oneself on
|-
|''ardre''
|''ardre'', ''ardeir''
|brûler
|to burn
|-
|''caeir''
|''caeir'', ''caïr''
|«choir», tomber
|to drop, to fall over
|-
|''calengier''
|''calungier'', ''chalongier''<br>(became ''challenge'' in English)
|négocier, débattre
|to negotiate, to argue
|-
|''d'ot''
|''od'', ''ot''
|avec
|with
|-
|''de l'hierre'' (f.)<br />''de l'hierru'' (m.)
|''de l'iere''
|du lierre
|from the ivy / some ivy
|-
|''déhait''
|''dehait''
|chagrin, malheur
|grief, hardship
|-
|''ébauber'', ''ébaubir''
|''esbaubir''
|étonner
|to surprise
|-
|''éclairgir''
|''esclargier''
|éclaircir
|to lighten
|-
|''écourre''
|''escurre'', ''escudre''
|secouer
|to shake, to mix
|-
|''essourdre''
|''essurdre'', ''exsurdre''
|élever
|to raise, to lift
|-
|''haingre'' (adj.)
|''haingre''
|maigre
|thin, skinny
|-
|''haingue'' (f.)
|''haenge''
|haine
|hatred
|-
|''haiset'' (m.)
|''haise''
|barrière or clôture de jardin faites de branches
|garden fence
|-
|''herdre''
|''erdre''
|adhérer, être adhérant, coller
|to adhere, to stick
|-
|''hourder''
|''order''
|souiller
|to make something dirty
|-
|''iloc'' (with a silent ''c'')
|''iloc'', ''iluec''
|là
|there
|-
|''itel'' / ''intel''
|''itel''
|semblable
|similar
|-
|''liement''
|''liement'', ''liéement''
|tranquillement
|quietly, peacefully
|-
|''maishî''
|''maishui'', ''meshui''
|maintenant, désormais
|now, from now on
|-
|''manuyaunce''
|''manuiance''
|avoir la jouissance, la possession
|to enjoy
|-
|''marcaundier''
|''marcandier''
|rôdeur, vagabond
|prowler, stalker
|-
|''marcauntier''
|''marcantier''
|mouchard, colporteur
|canary
|-
|''marganer''
|''marganer''
|moquer
|to make fun of, to mock
|-
|''marganier''
|''marganier''
|moqueur, quelqu'un qui se moque
|mocking, teasing
|-
|''méhain''
|''meshaing'', ''mehain''
|mauvaise disposition, malaise
|loss of consciousness, feeling of faintness
|-
|''méhaignié''
|''meshaignié''
|malade, blessé
|sick, injured
|-
|''méselle''
|''mesele''
|lèpre
|leprosy
|-
|''mésiau'' or ''mésel''
|''mesel''
|lépreux
|leper
|-
|''moûtrer''
|''mustrer''
|montrer
|to show
|-
|''muchier''
|''mucier''
|cacher
|to conceal / to hide
|-
|''nartre'' (m.)
|''nastre''
|traître
|traitor
|-
|''nâtre'' (adj.)
|''nastre''
|méchant, cruel
|mean, nasty
|-
|''nienterie'' (f.)
|''nienterie''
|niaiserie
|nonsense, insanity
|-
|''orde''
|''ort''
|sale
|dirty
|-
|''ordir''
|''ordir''
|salir
|to dirty
|-
|''paumpe'' (f.)
|''pampe''
|''en normand'': tige
''en anc. fr.'': pétale
|petal
|-
|''souleir''
|''soleir''
|«souloir», avoir l'habitude de
|to have habit of / to get used to
|-
|''targier'' or ''tergier''
|''targier''
|tarder
|to be late / slow
|-
|''tître''
|''tistre''
|tisser
|to weave
|-
|''tolir''
|''tolir''
|priver, enlever
|to remove, to take away 
|-
|''trétous''
|''trestuz''
|tous, absolument tous
|all of / each and every 
|}

Examples of Norman French words with -ei instead of -oi in Standard French words 
{| class="wikitable sortable alternance"
! scope="col" |Norman French
! scope="col" |Standard French
! scope="col" |Meaning
|-
|'''la feire'''
|la foire
|fair (trade show)
|-
|'''la feis'''
|la fois
|time
|-
|'''la peire'''
|la poire
|pear
|-
|'''le deigt'''
|le doigt
|finger
|-
|'''le dreit'''
|le droit
|right (law)
|-
|'''le peivre'''
|le poivre
|pepper
|-
|'''aveir''' (final ''r'' is silent)
|avoir
|to have
|-
|'''beire'''
|boire
|to drink
|-
|'''creire'''
|croire
|to believe
|-
|'''neir''' (final ''r'' is silent)
|noir
|black
|-
|'''veir''' (final ''r'' is silent)
|voir
|to see
|}

Examples of Norman French words with ''c-'' / ''qu-'' and ''g-'' instead of  ''ch-'' and ''j'' in Standard French
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Norman French
!Standard French
!Meaning
|-
|'''la cauche'''
|la chausse, la chaussure
|shoes
|-
|'''la cose'''
|la chose
|thing
|-
|'''la gaumbe'''
|la jambe
|leg
|-
|'''la quièvre'''
|la chèvre
|goat
|-
|'''la vaque'''
|la vache
|cow
|-
|'''le cat'''
|le chat
|cat
|-
|'''le câtel''' (final ''l'' is silent)
|le château
|castle
|-
|'''le quien'''
|le chien
|dog
|-
|'''cachier'''
|chasser
|to chase / to hunt
|-
|'''catouiller'''
|chatouiller
|to tickle
|-
|'''caud'''
|chaud
|hot
|}