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==French==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|fr|frm|seoir}}, from {{inh|fr|fro|seoir}}, from earlier {{m|fro|sedeir}}, from {{inh|fr|la|sedeō|sedēre}}, from {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*sedēō}}, from {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*sed-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA|soir}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-seoir.wav}}
* {{homophones|fr|soir}}
* {{rhymes|fr|waʁ|s=1}}

===Verb===
{{fr-verb|type=defective}}

# {{lb|fr|literary}} to be [[suitable]] for; to be [[proper]] for
#* {{quote-book|fr|year=1640|author=w:Pierre Corneille|title={{w|Horace (play)|Horace}}|section=act I, scene I|text=L'ébranlement '''sied''' bien aux plus fermes courages|t=To waver '''is fitting''' for those of firmest courage}}
# {{lb|fr|legal}} to be [[situated]]
# {{lb|fr|archaic}} [[sit down]] {{gloss|see also {{m|fr|asseoir|s’asseoir|id=reflexive}}}}

====Conjugation====
{{fr-conj-auto}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|fr|asseoir}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|osier}}, {{l|fr|seroi}}

==Middle French==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|frm|fro|seoir}}, from earlier {{m|fro|sedeir}}, from {{inh|frm|la|sedēre}}, present active infinitive of {{m|la|sedeō}}.

===Verb===
{{head|frm|verb}}

# to [[be]]; to be [[situated]]
#* {{quote-book|frm|year=c. 1369|author=w:Jean Froissart|title=Chroniques|passage=Vous devés savoir que assés près de la ou ils estoient, '''siet''' la ville de Iuberot|translation=You should know that quite close to there where they were, is the city of Juberot}}
# {{lb|frm|reflexive|se seoir}} to [[sit down]] (be sitting)

==Old French==

===Etymology===
From an earlier {{m|fro|sedeir}}, from {{inh|fro|la|sedeo|sedēre}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fro|/səˈoi̯ɾ/}}

===Verb===
{{head|fro|verb}}

# {{lb|fro|transitive}} to [[sit]] {{gloss|make someone sit}}
# {{lb|fro|reflexive|se seoir}} to [[sit down]]

====Conjugation====
{{fro-conj-seoir}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|frm|seoir}}
** {{desc|fr|seoir}}