compasser

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

compass +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

compasser (plural compassers)

  1. One who or that which compasses.
    • 1866, Henry Smith, Thomas Fuller, The Sermons of Mr. Henry Smith, page 37:
      If men have so many sleights to compass their matters, how can the compasser himself hold his fingers?

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa.se/, /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

compasser

  1. to compass (measure with a compass)

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Old French[edit]

Verb[edit]

compasser

  1. to compass (measure with a compass)

Conjugation[edit]

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

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