basclois

== Middle French == === Alternative forms === baclois; bascleis === Etymology === Inherited from Old French. === Noun === basclois (demonym) plural of bascle === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “bandit”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 23: Inconnus, pages 127–128 Beckmann, Gustav A. (2023), Onomastics of the “Chanson de Roland”‎[1], De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 27: “...we find Bascleis in the Roman d’Alexandre V 2196 and II 1243, both times next to the Provençals and the French, and in the Anseïs de Cartage 9599 Basclois.” == Old French == === Alternative forms === bascloiz === Etymology === From bascle +‎ -ois, or from a related Latin form. See basque for more. === Noun === basclois (basclois) Basque (language) Basques (people) or Basque Country ==== Usage notes ==== In Chanson de geste works, mentions are usually in connection with Saracen or Moor knights, rather than Christians. It might have been used figuratively for strangers or heathens. === References === “bascle”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.