desconforter

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Old French[edit]

Verb[edit]

desconforter

  1. (intransitive or reflexive, se desconforter) to be devastated; to be very sad or upset; to despair
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 202, line 2588:
      ot le pleindre, desconforter
      he heard him wail and despair

Conjugation[edit]

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.