Old French

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Etymology

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des- +‎ bois (wood) +‎ -ier

Pronunciation

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Verb

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deboissier

  1. to sculpt

Usage notes

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  • In some contexts, the precise meaning is sometimes uncertain, and may refer to other skilled actions (to carve, to engrave, etc.)[1]

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • Navarro-Aragonese:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: debuxar
  • Old Leonese:
  • Old Occitan:
  • Old Spanish: dibuxar

References

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  1. ^ Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (deboissier) (in French)