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verb

morfondre

/mɔʁ.fɔ̃dʁ/

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verb/mɔʁ.fɔ̃dʁ/

to depress, bore; to cool; to mope around (wander or linger aimlessly)

Son attitude hautaine morfondait les jeunes gens.His haughty attitude bored the youngsters.

Etymology tree Celticder.? Vulgar Latin *murrum Franco-Provençal morbor. Middle French mor Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né-? Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti ~ ǵʰundénti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundere Old French fondre Middle French fondre Middle French morfondre French morfondre Inherited from Middle French morfondre, the first part being from Franco-Provençal mor, more (“snout”), from Vulgar Latin *murrum (“muzzle, snout”), and the second part fr