trenchier

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *trinicāre (“cut in three parts”), with the root trini from tres, based on the model of duplicāre; alternatively from an alteration of Latin truncāre, also possibly influenced by or crossed with a Gaulish *trincare (“to cut (the head)”). Compare also Old Occitan trencar.

Verb

trenchier

  1. to cut (make an incision)

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.

    Conjugation of trenchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive trenchier avoir trenchié
gerund en trenchant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle trenchant
past participle trenchié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present trenche trenches trenche trenchons trenchiez trenchent
imperfect trenchoie, trencheie, trenchoe, trenchieve trenchoies, trencheies, trenchoes, trenchieves trenchoit, trencheit, trenchot, trenchieve trenchiiens, trenchiens trenchiiez, trenchiez trenchoient, trencheient, trenchoent, trenchievent
preterite trenchai trenchas trencha trenchames trenchastes trenchierent
future trencherai trencheras trenchera trencherons trencheroiz, trenchereiz, trencherez trencheront
conditional trencheroie, trenchereie trencheroies, trenchereies trencheroit, trenchereit trencheriiens, trencheriens trencheriiez, trencheriez trencheroient, trenchereient
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 trenche trenches trenche trenchons trenchiez trenchent
imperfect trenchasse trenchasses trenchast trenchissons, trenchissiens trenchissoiz, trenchissez, trenchissiez trenchassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— trenche — trenchons trenchiez —

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