enspiren
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From spiren (“to inquire”).
Verb[edit]
enspiren (third-person singular simple present enspireth, present participle enspirende, enspirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enspired)
Alternative forms[edit]
References[edit]
- “enspiren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French enspirer, variant of espirer, from Latin spīrāre (“to breathe”).
Verb[edit]
enspiren (third-person singular simple present enspireth, present participle enspirende, enspirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enspired)
- to inspire
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “enspīren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.