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Webster 1913 Edition


Prier

Pri′er

,
Noun.
[From
Pry
.]
One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive.
So pragmatical a
prier
he is into divine secrets.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prier

PRI'ER

,
Noun.
[from pry.] One who inquires narrowly; one who searches and scrutinizes.

Definition 2024


prier

prier

English

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Noun

prier (plural priers)

  1. A person who pries.

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-era, a prefixal verb, ognate to Hittite arnumi (to move, to shift), Sanskrit ऋणुते (ṛṇóti, to arise, to move), Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι (ὄrnymi, to stir up), Latin orior (to rise)[1].

Verb

prier (first-person singular past tense prora, participle prierë)

  1. to incline, lean, turn aside
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References

  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.344

French

Etymology

From Old French proiier, preier, from Latin precārī, present active infinitive of precor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁije/

Verb

prier

  1. (transitive) to pray
  2. (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to pray to
    Vous devez prier Dieu. You must pray to God.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French proiier, from Latin precari, present active infinitive of precor.

Verb

prier

  1. to pray
  2. to implore; to beg; to beseech

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants


Norman

Etymology

From Old French proiier, from Latin precor, precārī, from prex (request, petition, prayer), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- (to ask, woo).

Verb

prier

  1. (Jersey, religion) to pray

Old French

Verb

prier

  1. Alternative form of proiier

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.


Romanian

prier

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (mensis) Aprīlis. Compare Aromanian aprir, prir, prilj, Albanian prill. Doublet of aprilie.

Noun

prier m (uncountable)

  1. (popular) April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)

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