gésir

Etymology
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The final -ir < Latin is regular and results from the palatalization of the preceding -c- to *[d͡zʲ], as in, ,.

Verb

 * 1)  to lie (to be in a horizontal position), especially when dead or wounded
 * 2)  to be located
 * 3)  to be buried, hidden
 * 1)  to be located
 * 2)  to be buried, hidden

Usage notes

 * This verb is mostly archaic, but survives in the literary language and in the turn of phrase.
 * The circumflex on the ‘i’ in the third-person singular present indicative has been optional since the 1990 French spelling reforms; see (old spelling) and  (new spelling).