abayer

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɛ.je/ ~ /a.be.je/ Homophones: abayai, abayé, abayée, abayées, abayés, abayez === Verb === abayer archaic spelling of aboyer ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer), the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to either group, according to the writer's preference). === Anagrams === bayera == Middle French == === Verb === abayer (of a dog) to bark ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: aboyer