different between versifier vs rimer

English

Etymology

From Middle English versifiour, from Old French versifieor; equivalent to versify +? -er.

Noun

versifier (plural versifiers)

1. One who versifies.
2. (derogatory) An inferior poet.

Hypernyms

• poet

Translations

Anagrams

• verifiers

French

Etymology

Loaned from Old French versifier, from Latin versific?, versific?re (“put into verse”), from versus (“verse”) + faci?, facere (“make”).

Verb

versifier

1. to versify

Conjugation

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

versifier

1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of versifiour

Old French

Verb

versifier

1. to versify, to compose verses

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• English: versify
• French: versifier

English

Etymology

rime +? -er

Noun

rimer (plural rimers)

1. A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.
2. (obsolete) A rhymer; a versifier.

French

Etymology

From Old French rimer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.me/

Verb

rimer

1. (intransitive) to rhyme (of two words, whose final syllables are the same)
2. (intransitive) to rhyme (to make rhymes)

Conjugation

Derived terms

• ne rimer à rien
• rimer comme hallebarde et miséricorde

Related terms

• rimailler
• rime
• rimeur

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• mirer

Latin

Verb

r?mer

1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of r?mor

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rimer

1. present of rime

Old French

Etymology

rime (“tale”) +? -er

Verb

rimer

1. to recount a tale, especially by rhyming

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: rimer