espoillier

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin spoliāre, present active infinitive of spoliō (pillage, ruin, spoil). Also from Latin spoliāre: French spolier, which is borrowed from Latin (not inherited).

Verb

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espoillier

  1. to pillage
  2. (reflexive, s'espoillier) to undress; to get undressed

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-oill, *-oills, *-oillt are modified to oil, ouz, out. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • English: spoil