moudre

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See also: moudré and moudře

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French moudre, moldre, inherited from Latin molere. The original form of the infinitive was *molre, where -d- was inserted as a gliding sound. The d-spellings in the present tense are merely analogical (compare similarly coudre).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mudʁ/
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Verb

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moudre

  1. to grind
    Synonym: écraser

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French moldre, moudre (grind), from Latin molō, molere (grind, mill).

Verb

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moudre

  1. (Jersey) to grind

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From moldre, from Latin molere, present active infinitive of molō.

Verb

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moudre

  1. to grind (crush by grinding)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem muel distinct from the unstressed stem mol, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants

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  • French: moudre
  • Norman: moudre
  • Walloon: moure