sevelir
Old French
Etymology
Latin sepelīre, present active infinitive of sepeliō. The change from p to v is common, and can be seen in words such as chievre (“goat”).
Verb
sevelir
- to bury; to inter; to inhume
Derived terms
- ensevelir
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (sevelir)