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esmorecer.

to falter, wilt

9 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/esmoɾeˈθeɾ//esmoɾeˈseɾ/Western

  1. to falter, wilt

    intransitive

  2. to decay, wither

    intransitive

  3. to faint

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Unknown. From Old Galician-Portuguese esmorecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from esmorir (“to faint”) + -ecer, possibly from Vulgar Latin emorescĕre, frequentative of Latin ēmori, ēmorior (“to die (out)”), from Latin morior (“to die”), whence Galician morrer (“to die”); but note also Old English smorian (“to choke, suffocate”). Cognate to Portuguese esmorecer and Spanish esmorecer.

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