ronfler

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ronfler, from Old French ronfler, an expressive word of onomatopoetic origin. Compare Piedmontese romfé, Lombard romfà, Emilian romfè.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃.fle/
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Verb

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ronfler

  1. to snore
  2. to snort (of a horse etc)
  3. to roar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French ronfler.

Verb

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ronfler

  1. to snore
    • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
      [I]lz en sentissent rien tant ilz ronfloient & dormoient parfondement.
      They didn't feel anything, for they were snoring and sleeping so deeply

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: ronfler

Old French

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Etymology

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Of onomatopoetic origin.

Verb

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ronfler

  1. to snore
    • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
      Semblant comme së il dormoit,
      Qar il ronfloit forment du nés.
      He was pretending to sleep,
      For he was snoring visibly from the nose.

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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