embaudir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From en- + baud + -ir.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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
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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.

References

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