Newfangled Thing - Fanglephrase Poem by Douglas Scotney

Such were the changes around Chaucer's day,
that 'newfangled' was already around;
though the spelling was different,
and probably too, the sound.

Someone around then, or more early,
'new' to 'fangle' ('to catch')matched.
No-one to my knowledge, till now, however,
'fangle' to 'phrase' has attached.

The French call 'a catchphrase'
'une devise' and 'un slogan'.
For 'a newfangled thing', their turn
is 'une chose outremoderne'.