essay
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Since late 16th century, borrowed from Middle French essay, essai (“essay”), meaning coined by Montaigne in the same time, from the same words in earlier meanings 'experiment; assay; attempt', from Old French essay, essai, assay, assai, from Latin exagium (“weight; weighing, testing on the balance”), from exigere + -ium.
essay (plural essays)
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From Middle French essayer, essaier, from Old French essaiier, essayer, essaier, assaiier, assayer, assaier, from essay, essai, assay, assai (“attempt; assay; experiment”) as above.
essay (third-person singular simple present essays, present participle essaying, simple past and past participle essayed)
Borrowed from English essay (“essay”), from Middle French essai (“essay; attempt, assay”), from Old French essai, from Latin exagium (whence the neuter gender).
essay n (plural essays, diminutive essaytje n)
Borrowed from English essay, from Middle French essai.
essay n (definite singular essayet, indefinite plural essay or essayer, definite plural essaya or essayene)
Borrowed from English essay, from Middle French essai.
essay n (definite singular essayet, indefinite plural essay, definite plural essaya)
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