Old Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin exīre.

According to Coromines and Pascual, unused by the 15th century, by the end of which Antonio de Nebrija reports a minor use of its imperative, exe/exi, as an interjection for dogs.

Had the word lived on in modern Spanish, it would have yielded *ejir.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

exir

  1. (obsolete) to exit, leave, go out
    Synonym: salir
    • between 1140-1207, anonymous, Cid 1171:
      Non oſan fueras exir nĩ con el ſe aiuntar
      They do not dare go out, nor come across him [the Cid]

Derived terms edit

References edit