english language is influenced by norman french
middle english began in the late 11th century with the norman conquest of england  and was a period in which the language was influenced by french
middle english also saw a mass adoption of norman french vocabulary  especially in areas such as politics  law  the arts  religion and other courtly language
middle english lrb me rrb is collectively the varieties of the english language spoken after the norman conquest lrb 1066 rrb until the late 15th century  scholarly opinion varies but the oxford english dictionary specifies the period of 1150 to 1500