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Reconstruction:Latin/exfridare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (out, away) + Frankish *friþu (peace, sanctuary) + -āre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sfreˈdaːr/, [es-]

Verb

*exfridāre (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. to terrify, to frighten

Conjugation

Reconstruction notes

Attested in Old French from ca. 1000 CE as esfreder (Passion du Christ).[1]

Descendants

  • Franco-Provençal: èfreyér, éfrayë, èfarâ, èfrèyi
  • Old French: esfreder, esfreer, effreer, affrayer (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: esfredar

References

  1. effrayer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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