prier

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From pry +‎ -er.

Noun

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prier (plural priers)

  1. A person who pries.
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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-era, a prefixal verb, cognate to Hittite [Term?] (/⁠arnumi⁠/, to move, to shift), Sanskrit ऋणुते (ṛṇóti, to arise, to move), Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι (órnumi, to stir up), Latin orior (to rise).[1]

Verb

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prier (aorist prora, participle prierë)

  1. to incline, lean, turn aside
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “prier”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 344

French

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Etymology

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From Old French proiier, preier, from Latin precārī.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁi.je/
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Verb

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prier

  1. (transitive) to pray
  2. (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to pray to
    Vous devez prier Dieu.
    You must pray to God.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French proiier, from Latin precari, present active infinitive of precor.

Verb

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prier

  1. to pray
  2. to implore; to beg; to beseech

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: prier

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French proiier, from Latin precor, precārī, from prex (request, petition, prayer), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- (to ask, woo).

Verb

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prier

  1. (Jersey, religion) to pray

Old French

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Verb

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prier

  1. Alternative form of proiier

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Romanian

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prier

Etymology

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Inherited from Latin (mensis) Aprīlis. Compare Aromanian aprir, prir, prilj, Albanian prill. Doublet of aprilie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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prier m (uncountable)

  1. (popular/folk usage) April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)
    Synonym: (standard/most common) aprilie