espoillier

== Old French == === Alternative forms === espollier, espuler === Etymology === From Latin spoliāre (“pillage, ruin, spoil”). Also from Latin spoliāre: French spolier, which is borrowed from Latin (not inherited). === Verb === espoillier to pillage (reflexive, s'espoillier) to undress; to get undressed ==== 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 *-oill, *-oills, *-oillt are modified to oil, ouz, out. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: spoilen, spuylen English: spoil, (Ottawa-Valley) spuil, speil