enfler

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French enfler, from Latin īnflāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.fle/
  • (file)

Verb

enfler

  1. (transitive) to inflate
  2. (transitive) to fill
  3. (transitive) to build up (an emotion)
  4. (intransitive) to swell up

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin īnflāre, present active infinitive of īnflō.

Verb

enfler

  1. to swell
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 148 of this essay:
      Les signes subsequens est face enflée []
      The symptoms are the following: swollen face []

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. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: enfler
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