proiier

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin precāre, from Latin precārī, present active infinitive of precor.

Verb

proiier

  1. to pray
  2. to pray; to beg; to implore
    • 12th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:
      Mais je vos proi, por Dieu et por son non[.]
      But I pray to you, by God and by his name
  3. to beg (as in, for food, for money)

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. This verb has a stressed present stem pri distinct from the unstressed stem proi, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of proiier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive proiier avoir proiié
gerund en proiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle proiant
past participle proiié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present pri, proi prïes, proies prïe, proie proions proiiez, proiez prïent, proient
imperfect proioie, proieie, proioe, proiieve, proieve proioies, proieies, proioes, proiieves, proieves proioit, proieit, proiot, proiieve, proieve proiiiens, proiiens proiiiez, proiiez proioient, proieient, proioent, proiievent, proievent
preterite proiai proias proia proiames proiastes proiierent
future proierai proieras proiera proierons proieroiz, proiereiz, proierez proieront
conditional proieroie, proiereie proieroies, proiereies proieroit, proiereit proieriiens, proieriens proieriiez, proieriez proieroient, proiereient
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 pri, proi pris, prois prit, proit proions proiiez, proiez prïent, proient
imperfect proiasse proiasses proiast proiissons, proiissiens proiissoiz, proiissez, proiissiez proiassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— prïe, proie — proions proiiez, proiez —

Descendants

  • French: prier
  • → Middle English: preien
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