esbahir

== Middle French == === Alternative forms === abair === Verb === esbahir to shock, startle ==== Descendants ==== French: ébahir == Old French == === Alternative forms === esbaer, esbaier (original forms) abaier, abair, abayer (with a change in prefix) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *exbatāre (with a change in verb-class), from Early Medieval Latin batāre. === Verb === esbahir to astonish to frighten ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: ébahir → Middle English: abashen, abaissen, abaisshen, abaishen (partially from abaissier "to prostrate oneself")English: abash