arouser

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English

Etymology

From arouse +‎ -er.

Noun

arouser (plural arousers)

  1. Someone or something that arouses.

Translations

Old French

Verb

arouser

  1. to water (a plant, etc.)
  2. (figuratively) to water (add water to something or cover it with water)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 140 of this essay:
      Et se sincopin venait on le doit arouser de eaue
      And if the faintness comes, you must treat it with water

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.