mercier

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛʁ.sje/

Noun

mercier m (plural merciers, feminine mercière)

mercer

Further reading

“mercier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Alternative forms

mercir

Etymology

merci +‎ -er

Verb

mercier

(transitive) to thank
- circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
  Et lor dex en ont merciés.
  And they thanked their gods for it.
- circa 1170, Marie de France, Eliduc
  De sun bienfait le mercia
  He thanked him for his good work

Descendants

French: remercier

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