gésir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French gesir, from Latin iacēre. The final -ir < Latin -ēre is regular and results from the palatalization of the preceding -c- to *[d͡zʲ], as in loisir, moisir, plaisir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒe.ziʁ/ === Verb === gésir (defective) (intransitive, archaic or literary) to lie (to be in a horizontal position), especially when dead or wounded Ci-gît... (formula used on gravestones) ― Here lies... La victime gisait dans son sang. ― The victim was lying in a pool of their own blood. (intransitive, archaic or literary) to be located (intransitive, archaic or literary) to be buried, hidden ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is mostly archaic, but survives in the literary language and in the turn of phrase ci-gît. The circumflex on the ‘i’ in the third-person singular present indicative has been optional since the 1990 French spelling reforms; see gît (old spelling) and git (new spelling). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== gisant gisement gîte === See also === English: gist === Further reading === “gésir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === gires, grise, grisé, Régis