havir

See also: havíř

French

Etymology

From Middle French havir, from Old French havir (“to desire ardently”), either from Old French have ("pale; dull"; > French hâve) or from Frankish *haiju (“heat, burning”), akin to Old High German heiēn (“to dry; scorch; dessicate; singe”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

havir

  1. to singe
    Synonyms: brûler, roussir

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading

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