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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fervere < Classical Latin fervēre, present active infinitive of ferveō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeru- (to be hot, boil).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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a fierbe (third-person singular present fierbe, past participle fiert) 3rd conj.

  1. to boil (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas)
  2. to simmer
  3. to scald
  4. to seethe, bubble up

Conjugation

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