See also: décevoir

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

Old French decevoir.

Verb edit

decevoir

  1. to deceive; to trick; to fool

Descendants edit

  • French: décevoir

References edit

  • decevoir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *dēcipeō, variant form of Classical Latin dēcipiō.

Verb edit

decevoir

  1. to deceive; to trick; to fool
    • 12th or 13th century, Gace Brule (in "Anthologie de la poésie lyrique française des XIIe et XIIIe siècles), Contre tanz que voi frimer, →ISBN:
      Mais ciaus qui trichent Amour
      Et servent pour decevoir
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation edit

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