BarleyHall
Did you know that some of the words used in houses that date back to medieval times came to Britain from France with the Normans in 1066.
Here are some used today at Barley Hall:
| Chamber | A chamber is another word for a room , it comes from the French word chambre meaning room. |
| Fenestrall | The French word for window is fenettre. A fenestrall is a portable window made from treated fabric stretched over a frame. |
| Pantry | Comes from pain, the French word for bread, so a pantry is where the bread was stored. |
| Parlour | The word parlour comes from parlez, the French for to speak. So this is the room where a lot of talking was done. |
| Trencher | A trencher was something that people cut their food up on. Originally they were the hard bottom crust from a loaf of bread, later they were rectangular and made from wood or metal. To cut in French is tranchier. |
