enspiren

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From spiren (“to inquire”). ==== Verb ==== enspiren (third-person singular simple present enspireth, present participle enspirende, enspirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enspired) to ask, inquire (about someone) ===== Alternative forms ===== ensperen ==== References ==== “enspiren, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === From Old French enspirer, variant of espirer, from Latin spīrāre (“to breathe”). ==== Verb ==== enspiren (third-person singular simple present enspireth, present participle enspirende, enspirynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle enspired) to inspire ===== Alternative forms ===== inspiren, ensperen, insperen ===== Descendants ===== English: inspire Scots: enspire ==== References ==== “enspīren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.