Probably from de- + laiier, or from a Romanization of the prefix from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (bileiban), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (compare German bleiben, Dutch blijven).
delaier
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | delaier | avoir delaiié | |||||
gerund | en delaiant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | delaiant | ||||||
past participle | delaiié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | delai | delaies, delais | delaie, delait | delaions | delaiiez | delaient |
imperfect | delaioie, delaieie, delaioe, delaiieve | delaioies, delaieies, delaioes, delaiieves | delaioit, delaieit, delaiot, delaiieve | delaiiiens, delaiiens | delaiiiez, delaiiez | delaioient, delaieient, delaioent, delaiievent | |
preterite | delaiai | delaias | delaia | delaiames | delaiastes | delaiierent | |
future | delairai, delerrai | delairas, delerras | delaira, delerra | delairons, delerrons | delairoiz, delaireiz, delairez, delerroiz, delerreiz, delerrez | delairont, delerront | |
conditional | delairoie, delaireie, delerroie, delerreie | delairoies, delaireies, delerroies, delerreies | delairoit, delaireit, delerroit, delerreit | delairiiens, delairiens, delerriiens, delerriens | delairiiez, delairiez, delerriiez, delerriez | delairoient, delaireient, delerroient, delerreient | |
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 | delai | delais | delait, delaie | delaions | delaiiez | delaient |
imperfect | delaiasse | delaiasses | delaiast | delaiissons, delaiissiens | delaiissoiz, delaiissez, delaiissiez | delaiassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | delai, delaie | — | delaions | delaiiez | — |