povêr

See also: pover

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

poeir (Lyonnais, archaic)
poer (Dauphinois, Vaudois, archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin potēre.

Verb

povêr (ORB)

to be able to

References

pouvoir in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
povêr in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Further information

ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 1081: “et pouvoir” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pŏsse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 231

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