souillier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *sulwijan (β€œto make or become dirty, soil”) and/or Gothic *πƒπŒ°πŒΏπŒ»πŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (*sauljan, β€œto make dirty, defile, pollute”).

Verb

souillier

  1. to dirty; to stain
  2. (figuratively) to tarnish (a reputation, etc.)

Conjugation

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 *-uill, *-uills, *-uillt are modified to uil, uz, ut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle French: souiller
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