dessevrer

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dissēperāre, from Late Latin dissēparāre, present active infinitive of dissēparō, from Latin dis- + sēparō. Cognate to Old Spanish dessebrar, Italian disceverare, Asturian dixebrar. Cf. also Galician xebrar, Old Spanish exebrar, Occitan sebrar, French sevrer.

Verb

dessevrer

  1. to divide; to separate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. This verb has a stressed present stem dessoivr distinct from the unstressed stem dessevr. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: dissever
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