esfronter

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin effrontō.

Verb

esfronter

  1. to smash someone's forehead
    • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Erec et Enide:
      Et fiert parmi le chief le conte
      Que tot l'escervele et esfronte
      And the count hit him round the head
      So that he crushed his brain and his forehead

Conjugation

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