mercier
French
Etymology
From Old French merz (“goods, wares”) + -ier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛʁ.sje/
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Related terms
Further reading
- “mercier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Alternative forms
- mercir
Verb
mercier
- (transitive) to thank
- c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
- Et lor dex en ont merciés.
- And they thanked their gods for it.
- c. 1170, Marie de France, Eliduc:
- De sun bienfait le mercia
- He thanked him for his good work
Conjugation
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Descendants
- French: remercier
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