esmaier

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Old French

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Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *exmagāre (deprive of power or strength), from ex- + *magare (to enable; empower), from Frankish *magan, *mugan (to be able), from Proto-Germanic *maganą.

Compare Old Occitan esmaiar, Portuguese esmagar, Spanish amagar.

Verb

esmaier

  1. (reflexive, s'esmaier) to be frightened; to be scared
  2. (transitive) to frighten; to scare

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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