destaindre

== Middle French == === Etymology === Old French destaindre. === Verb === destaindre to put out; to extinguish (a fire, etc.) === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “desteindre”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Old French == === Etymology === des- +‎ taindre. === Verb === destaindre to bleach (to remove the color from) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: desteynen English: destain French: déteindre === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “desteindre”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.