"enspiren" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

Forms: enspireth [present, singular, third-person], enspirende [participle, present], enspirynge [participle, present], enspired [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From spiren (“to inquire”). Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} enspiren, {{enm-verb|stem=enspir}} enspiren (third-person singular simple present enspireth, present participle enspirende, enspirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enspired)
  1. to ask, inquire (about someone)
    Sense id: en-enspiren-enm-verb-q6rmFyyF Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ensperen
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Middle English]

Forms: enspireth [present, singular, third-person], enspirende [participle, present], enspirynge [participle, present], enspired [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From Old French enspirer, variant of espirer, from Latin spīrāre (“to breathe”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|enspirer}} Old French enspirer, {{der|enm|la|spiro|spīrāre|to breathe}} Latin spīrāre (“to breathe”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} enspiren, {{enm-verb|stem=enspir}} enspiren (third-person singular simple present enspireth, present participle enspirende, enspirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enspired)
  1. to inspire Synonyms: inspiren, insperen
    Sense id: en-enspiren-enm-verb-MDquMWPO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ensperen
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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