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seoir

/swaʁ/

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verb/swaʁ/

to be suitable for; to be proper for; to be situated; sit down (see also s’asseoir)

L'ébranlement sied bien aux plus fermes couragesTo waver is fitting for those of firmest courage

Inherited from Middle French seoir, from Old French seoir, from earlier sedeir, from Latin sedēre, from Proto-Italic *sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.