sevelir

Old French

Etymology

Latin sepelīre, present active infinitive of sepeliō. The change from p to v is common, and can be seen in words such as chievre (“goat”).

Verb

sevelir

to bury; to inter; to inhume

Derived terms

ensevelir

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (sevelir)

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