chaufer

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *calfāre, from Latin cal(e)facere. Compare Old Occitan calfar.

Pronunciation

Verb

chaufer

  1. heat; warm

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of chaufer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive chaufer avoir chaufé
gerund en chaufant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle chaufant
past participle chaufé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present chauf chaufes chaufe chaufons chaufez chaufent
imperfect chaufoie, chaufeie, chaufoe, chaufeve chaufoies, chaufeies, chaufoes, chaufeves chaufoit, chaufeit, chaufot, chaufeve chaufiiens, chaufiens chaufiiez, chaufiez chaufoient, chaufeient, chaufoent, chaufevent
preterite chaufai chaufas chaufa chaufames chaufastes chauferent
future chauferai chauferas chaufera chauferons chauferoiz, chaufereiz, chauferez chauferont
conditional chauferoie, chaufereie chauferoies, chaufereies chauferoit, chaufereit chauferiiens, chauferiens chauferiiez, chauferiez chauferoient, chaufereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present chauf chaus chaut chaufons chaufez chaufent
imperfect chaufasse chaufasses chaufast chaufissons, chaufissiens chaufissoiz, chaufissez, chaufissiez chaufassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— chaufe — chaufons chaufez —

Descendants

  • Middle French: chauffer
  • Norman: caûffer
  • → Middle English: chaufen

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