oindre

French

Etymology

From Old French oindre, from Latin ungere, present active infinitive of ungō.

Verb

oindre

  1. to anoint

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin ungere, present active infinitive of ungō.

Verb

oindre

  1. to anoint
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 165 of this essay:
      Item on leur doit oindre le pis de c’est onguent

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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.

Further reading

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