espeir

Old French

Noun

espeir oblique singular, m (oblique plural espeirs, nominative singular espeirs, nominative plural espeir)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of espoir
   • c. 1190, Thomas of Britain, Tristan:

     Languist, atent la en sun lit,
     En espeir est de sun venir

     Waiting there, in her bed
     Hoping for his arrival