Old Norman, also called
Old Northern French or
Old Norman French, was one of many
langues d'oïl dialects. It was spoken throughout the region of what is now called
Normandy and spread into England, Southern Italy, Sicily and the
Levant. It is the ancestor of modern
Norman, including the insular dialects (such as
Jèrriais), as well as
Anglo-Norman. Old Norman is similar to and often confused with
Old French, which is sometimes used to describe all
langues d'oïl dialects together.