senefier

== Old French == === Alternative forms === signefier === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin significō. Doublet of senechier. === Verb === senefier to mean; to denote; to signify ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Derived terms ==== resenefier senefiement senefieor ==== Related terms ==== senefiance ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: senefier, signifier French: signifier → Middle English: signifien English: signify Scots: signafee → Old Occitan: signifiar Occitan: signifiar, sinhifiar === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sĭgnĭfĭcare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 11: S–Si, pages 603–605