croissir

Old French

Alternative forms

  • croisir, cruisir, cruissir, croussir, crusir

Etymology

From Late Latin *crusciō (to crush), from Frankish *krustijan (to crush, squeeze, squash), from Proto-Germanic *kreustaną.

Verb

croissir

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to crush; to break; to crack; to snap
  2. to crack; to pop (making a cracking or popping noise)

Conjugation

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.

Descendants

  • Middle French: croissir
  • Middle English: cruschen

References

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