ovrer

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin operō, operāre, from the deponent Classical Latin verb operor.

Verb

ovrer

  1. to work

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. This verb has a stressed present stem uevr distinct from the unstressed stem ovr. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ovrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ovrer avoir ovré
gerund en ovrant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle ovrant
past participle ovré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present uevre uevres uevre ovrons ovrez uevrent
imperfect ovroie, ovreie, ovroe, ovreve ovroies, ovreies, ovroes, ovreves ovroit, ovreit, ovrot, ovreve ovriiens, ovriens ovriiez, ovriez ovroient, ovreient, ovroent, ovrevent
preterite ovrai ovras ovra ovrames ovrastes ovrerent
future ovrerai ovreras ovrera ovrerons ovreroiz, ovrereiz, ovrerez ovreront
conditional ovreroie, ovrereie ovreroies, ovrereies ovreroit, ovrereit ovreriiens, ovreriens ovreriiez, ovreriez ovreroient, ovrereient
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 uevre uevres uevre ovrons ovrez uevrent
imperfect ovrasse ovrasses ovrast ovrissons, ovrissiens ovrissoiz, ovrissez, ovrissiez ovrassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— uevre — ovrons ovrez —

Descendants

  • French: ouvrer, œuvrer

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French ovrer. Compare French œuvrer and ouvrer.

Pronunciation

Verb

ovrer

  1. to work
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