<span class="searchmatch">essayaient</span> third-person plural imperfect indicative of essayer...
essayait /e.sɛ.jɛ/ or /e.se.jɛ/ essayions /e.sɛj.jɔ̃/ essayiez /e.sɛj.je/ <span class="searchmatch">essayaient</span> /e.sɛ.jɛ/ or /e.se.jɛ/ past historic2 essayai /e.sɛ.je/ or /e.se.je/ essayas...