Old English Origin to Old French Origin

When the Normans conquered England, words with Old English origins were considered lower class. "High society" often replaced these words with words that had Old French origins. Can you guess the Old French "fancier" synonyms of these words that have Old English origins?
Some of these words have many synonyms, but only the Old French origin word will suffice.
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Old English
Origin
Old French
Origin
Hopelessness
Despair
Fair-haired
Blond
Fatherly
Paternal
Sheep
Mutton
Weird
Strange
Belief
Faith
Win (Noun)
Victory
Brittle
Frail
Uncouth
Rude
Friendly
Amicable
Hearsay
Rumour
Windpipe
Trachea
Buy
Purchase
Forgive
Pardon
Belly
Stomach
Snake
Serpent
Wedlock
Marriage
Woodland
Forest
Twin (Verb)
Double
Dove (Bird)
Pigeon
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