"espirer" meaning in Old French

See espirer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin spīrāre. Compare Spanish espirar, cf. also Italian ispirare. The form enspirer was influenced by Latin inspīrāre. Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|spīrō|spīrāre}} Latin spīrāre, {{cog|es|espirar}} Spanish espirar Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} espirer Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], espirer [infinitive], avoir espiré [infinitive, multiword-construction], en espirant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], espirant [participle, present], espiré [participle, past], espir [first-person, indicative, present, singular], espires [indicative, present, second-person, singular], espire [indicative, present, singular, third-person], espirons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], espirez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], espirent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], espiroie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espireie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espiroe [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espireve [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], espiroies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espireies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espiroes [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espireves [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], espiroit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espireit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espirot [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espireve [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], espiriiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], espiriens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], espiriiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], espiriez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], espiroient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espireient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espiroent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espirevent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], espirai [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], espiras [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], espira [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], espirames [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], espirastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], espirerent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], espirerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], espireras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], espirera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], espirerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], espireroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], espirereiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], espirerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], espireront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], espireroie [conditional, first-person, singular], espirereie [conditional, first-person, singular], espireroies [conditional, second-person, singular], espirereies [conditional, second-person, singular], espireroit [conditional, singular, third-person], espirereit [conditional, singular, third-person], espireriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], espireriens [conditional, first-person, plural], espireriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], espireriez [conditional, plural, second-person], espireroient [conditional, plural, third-person], espirereient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], espir [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], espirs [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], espirt [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], espirons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], espirez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], espirent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], espirasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], espirasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], espirast [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], espirissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], espirissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], espirissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], espirissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], espirissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], espirassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], espire [imperative, second-person, singular], espirons [first-person, imperative, plural], espirez [imperative, plural, second-person], anspirer [alternative], enspirer [alternative], inspirer [alternative]
  1. to breathe in
    Sense id: en-espirer-fro-verb-hW3GV4W5 Categories (other): Old French verbs ending in -er Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 44 19 37
  2. (figuratively or of God) to breathe life into Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-espirer-fro-verb-obTy2ytd Categories (other): Old French verbs ending in -er Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 44 19 37
  3. (figuratively, by extension) to inspire; to bring about creativity or motivation Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-espirer-fro-verb-y4llhkUG Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -er, Old French verbs with weak-a preterite, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 49 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 44 19 37 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 30 30 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 22 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 16 68
     
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            "1": "fr",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "espireroies",
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      "tags": [
        "conditional",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "espirereies",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "espireroit",
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      "form": "espirereit",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "espireriiens",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "espireriez",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "espireroient",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "espirereient",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
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    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
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    {
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        "perfect"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "espirez",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "third-person"
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    },
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        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
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    {
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        "third-person"
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "espirez",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anspirer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enspirer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inspirer",
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Old French",
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      "form": "espiroies",
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      "form": "espireies",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "espirerons",
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "espirereie",
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        "conditional",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "espireroies",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "espirereies",
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        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "form": "espireroit",
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        "conditional",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "espirereit",
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        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "espireriiens",
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        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural"
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      "form": "espireriiez",
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        "conditional",
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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "espireriez",
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        "conditional",
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        "second-person"
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      "form": "espireroient",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "espirereient",
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "present"
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      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
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        "third-person"
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    },
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    },
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        "singular"
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anspirer",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enspirer",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inspirer",
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  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to breathe in"
      ],
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          "breathe"
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          "in",
          "in"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to breathe life into"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively or of God) to breathe life into"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of God"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to inspire; to bring about creativity or motivation"
      ],
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        [
          "inspire",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively, by extension) to inspire; to bring about creativity or motivation"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "espirer"
}

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