"seoir" meaning in Middle French

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Verb

Etymology: From Old French seoir, from earlier sedeir, from Latin sedēre. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|seoir}} Old French seoir, {{inh|frm|la|sedeō|sedēre}} Latin sedēre Head templates: {{head|frm|verb}} seoir
  1. to be; to be situated
    Sense id: en-seoir-frm-verb-nlkxt4OR Categories (other): Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite: 7 16 23 10 17 7 19
  2. (reflexive, se seoir) to sit down (be sitting) Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-seoir-frm-verb-nbV9ottM Categories (other): Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-sd preterite: 7 16 23 10 17 7 19 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 34 66

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for seoir meaning in Middle French (1.9kB)

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