pochier

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Old French

Etymology

Sharing a Germanic origin with English poke, from Proto-West Germanic *pukōn, *pukkjōn or similar, which is probably from an imitative Proto-Germanic root *puk-.

Verb

pochier

  1. (chiefly of an eye) to poke

Conjugation

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. 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. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: pocher
  • English: poach

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (pochier, supplement)