Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *invitiāre.[1]

Verb edit

envoisier

  1. (reflexive, soi envoisier) to enjoy oneself; to have fun

Conjugation edit

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, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

References edit

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*invitiare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 803