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See also: gésir

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French gesir.

Verb

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gesir

  1. to lie down
  2. to lay with (have sex)

Descendants

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  • French: gésir

References

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  • gesir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin iacēre.

Verb

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gesir

  1. (intransitive) to lie down (horizontally)
  2. (by extension) to rest, to take rest

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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.

Descendants

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  • Middle French: gesir
  • English: gist (from the third person singular present)