esmoveir

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Old French

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Verb

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esmoveir

  1. (Anglo-Norman, early) Alternative form of esmovoir
    • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Tex pot guerre esmoveir, e guerre commenchier
      Such a one could hardly put it into motion, and hardly begin it

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem esmuev distinct from the unstressed stem esmov, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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