Old French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin bataculāre.

Verb

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baaillier

  1. to yawn

Conjugation

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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 *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • Middle French: baailler, bailler, baillier
    • French: bâiller