debvoir

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Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French devoir, with an ornamental silent ⟨b⟩ in reminiscence of the original Latin debēre.

Verb[edit]

debvoir

  1. to owe
  2. (modal) to have to; must

Noun[edit]

debvoir m (plural debvoirs)

  1. (literally and figuratively) debt
  2. duty

Descendants[edit]

  • French: devoir
  • → Middle English: devoir
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