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jumped the Atlantic Ocean,

Original French:  franchir la mer Athlanticque,

Modern French:  franchir la mer Athlanticque,

franchi

Freed, quit, unthralled, set at libertie, delivered; redeemed, discharged; also, leaped, or jumped, on, or over.

Randle Cotgrave [–1634?]
A Dictionarie of the French and English Tongue
London: Adam Islip, 1611
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Posted 10 February 2013. Modified 24 October 2015.

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