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morfondre.

to depress, bore

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/mɔʁ.fɔ̃dʁ/
  1. to depress, bore

    dated · transitive
    Son attitude hautaine morfondait les jeunes gens.
  2. to cool

    dated · transitive
    Le vent glacial nous morfondait.
  3. to mope around (wander or linger aimlessly)

    reflexive
    Seule dans sa chambre elle se morfondait toute la journée.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Celticder.? Vulgar Latin *murrum Franco-Provençal morbor. Middle French mor Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundere Old French fondre Middle French fondre Middle French morfondre French morfondre Inherited from Middle French morfondre, the first part being from Franco-Provençal mor, more (“snout”), from Vulgar Latin *murrum (“muzzle, snout”), and the second part from Latin fundere, the infinitive of Latin fundo. Cognate with English morfound.

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