tressaillir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French tressaillir, from tres- (“across”) + saillir (“jump”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʁe.sa.jiʁ/ === Verb === tressaillir to thrill, shiver, quiver to vibrate to twitch, start, shudder, jump ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an 'e' in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir. === Further reading === “tressaillir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === tres- +‎ saillir. === Verb === tressaillir to jump over or jump across to jump for joy ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: tressaillir French: tressaillir === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “tressaillir”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. Etymology and history of “tressaillir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012