enspiren in Middle English

Forms: enspireth [present, singular, third-person], enspirende [participle, present], enspirynge [participle, present], enspired [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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)

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"enspiren" meaning in Middle English

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