<P> Other sources propose it coming from old blasphemous curses relating to God , used from the late Middle - Age ( some are attested as early as the 11th century ) to the 14th ( at the latest ) , with many variants : morbleu or mordieu , corbleu , palsambleu , jarnidieu , tudieu , respectively standing for mort ( de ) Dieu ( God 's death ) , corps ( de ) Dieu ( God 's body ) , par le sang ( de ) Dieu ( by God 's blood , the two latter possibly referring to the Eucharistic bread and wine ) , je renie Dieu ( I deny God ) , tue Dieu ( kill God ) ... Those curses may be compared to the archaic English ( God ' ) sdeath , sblood , struth or zounds ( God 's wounds ) . They were considered so offensive that Dieu was sublimated into the similar - sounding neutral syllable bleu . The verb sacrer has several meanings , including to crown , to anoint , to name someone ( champion , best actor , etc . ) , and in the past , rarely in France but more common in French Canada , of swear , curse . Therefore , sacrebleu could be in modern French Je jure par Dieu and in English I curse by God , or the more used I swear to God . </P>
<P> Other sources propose it coming from old blasphemous curses relating to God , used from the late Middle - Age ( some are attested as early as the 11th century ) to the 14th ( at the latest ) , with many variants : morbleu or mordieu , corbleu , palsambleu , jarnidieu , tudieu , respectively standing for mort ( de ) Dieu ( God 's death ) , corps ( de ) Dieu ( God 's body ) , par le sang ( de ) Dieu ( by God 's blood , the two latter possibly referring to the Eucharistic bread and wine ) , je renie Dieu ( I deny God ) , tue Dieu ( kill God ) ... Those curses may be compared to the archaic English ( God ' ) sdeath , sblood , struth or zounds ( God 's wounds ) . They were considered so offensive that Dieu was sublimated into the similar - sounding neutral syllable bleu . The verb sacrer has several meanings , including to crown , to anoint , to name someone ( champion , best actor , etc . ) , and in the past , rarely in France but more common in French Canada , of swear , curse . Therefore , sacrebleu could be in modern French Je jure par Dieu and in English I curse by God , or the more used I swear to God . </P>
what does the french word sacre bleu mean
what does the french word sacre bleu mean
I curse by God , or the more used I swear to God
I curse by God , or the more used I swear to God