tressaillir

Inherited from Old French tressaillir, from tres- (“across”) + saillir (“jump”).

• IPA^(key): /tʁe.sa.jiʁ/

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tressaillir

1. to thrill, shiver, quiver
2. to vibrate
3. to twitch, start, shudder, jump

This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an 'e' in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir.

• “tressaillir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

tres- +‎ saillir.

tressaillir

1. to jump over or jump across
2. to jump for joy

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• Middle French: tressaillir
  • French: tressaillir

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (tressaillir, supplement)
• Etymology and history of “tressaillir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.