embaudir

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From en- +‎ baud +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /embalˈdiɾ/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ambau̯ˈdiɾ/

Verb[edit]

embaudir

  1. To embolden; to encourage
    • 1860, H. T. Riley, editor, Liber Custumarum, with extracts from Cottonian MS Claudius D. II (Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis; 2), page 283:
      [] sei abaudissent en lour folies, et sovent mespernent countre la pees
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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