enoindre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin inungō, from in- + ungō (to smear, anoint), equivalent to en- + oindre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈnui̯ndɾə/

Verb

enoindre

  1. to anoint
    • 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide
      Puis comanda avant venir
      Les evesques et les prieus
      Et les abez religieus,
      Por enoindre le novel roi
      Selonc la crestiiene loi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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

  • Middle English: enointen, anointen, inointen, anynten (< enoint (past participle))

References

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