esloignier

== Old French == === Etymology === From loing, or from Vulgar Latin *exlongō, exlongāre, from Latin longe. === Verb === esloignier to separate (reflexive, s'esloignier) to move away from (by extension) to avoid ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== → English: eloign Middle French: esloigner French: éloigner