esbaudir

Old French

Etymology

From es- + baudir, baldir.

Verb

esbaudir

  1. To embolden; to encourage
    • 12th century CE, Thomas de Kent, 'Roman de toute chevalerie' [Roman of all chivalry], translation of Alexander romance; republished as B. Foster, with the assistance of I. Short, editor, 'The Anglo-Norman 'Alexander'', London: Anglo-Norman Text Society, 1976, ANTS 29-31 (1976), and 32-33 (1977):
      Ly roys Alisandre toz les soens esbaudist;
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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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