Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin est opus + the French verbal suffix -oir, from Latin -ēre. Compare the Old Spanish idiom huebos (me) es.

Verb edit

estovoir

  1. (impersonal) to be necessary

Conjugation edit

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

Noun edit

estovoir oblique singularm (oblique plural estovoirs, nominative singular estovoirs, nominative plural estovoir)

  1. obligation