Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin dēscrībō.

Verb

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descrivre

  1. to describe
    • c. 1176, Christian of Troyes (translated by Laurence Harf-Lancner), Cligès, →ISBN, page 208:
      Por ce que g'en diroie mains
      ne bras ne cors ne chief ne mains
      ne vuel par parole descrivre.
      What I will say however
      Not arms nor body nor head nor hands
      Do I wish to describe with words.

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • French: décrire
    • Romanian: descrie
  • Middle English: descrive