veillier

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *viglāre, contraction of vigilāre, present tense active infinitive of vigilō (I am watchful).

Verb

veillier

  1. to be awake

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. The forms that would normally end in *-eill, *-eills, *-eillt are modified to eil, euz, eut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: voillai
  • Middle French: veiller, veigler
  • Walloon: woeyî