firescu

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• afirescu

Etymology

From Latin feriō, probably through a later Vulgar Latin or early Romance root *ferēscō as with most other fourth conjugation verbs. Compare Romanian feri, feresc, Italian ferire, ferisco, Catalan ferir, fereixo.

Verb

firescu (past participle firitã)

1. I guard from, fend; am on my guard; am wary.
2. I shirk, recoil
3. I duck, dodge, avoid

Related terms

• firiri / firire, afiriri / afirire
• firit