bayer

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See also: bâyer and Bayer

English

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Adjective

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bayer

  1. comparative form of bay: more bay

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French beer, from Old French beer, from Early Medieval Latin batāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ba.je/, /bɛ.je/ ~ /be.je/
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Verb

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bayer

  1. (archaic) to have one's mouth wide open, to gape
    Synonym: béer
    bayer aux corneilles
    to be dumbstruck
    (literally, “to gape at crows”)

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer), the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to either group, according to the writer's preference).

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