veir
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Conjugation of the verb « veir » in Norman
See also: véir
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French vair, from Latin varius (“variegated”).
Pronunciation
Noun
veir (plural veyres)
Descendants
References
- “veir, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-5.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).
Pronunciation
Verb
veir
- to see
Conjugation
Conjugation of the verb « veir » in Norman| infinitive | veir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | veyant | ||||||
| auxiliary | aveir1 | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | veu | veue | |||||
| plural | veus | veues | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | je (j') | tu (t') | il, alle, nos |
je (nos) |
vos | il, alles | |
| present | veis | veis | veit | veyoms | veyez | veient | |
| imperfect | veyeis | veyeis | veyeit | veyioms | veyiez | veyeient | |
| preterite | veus | veus | veut | veûmes | veûtes | veûtrent | |
| future | verrai | verras | verra | verroms | verrez | verront | |
| conditional | verreis | verreis | verreit | verrioms | verriez | verreient | |
| subjunctive | que je (j') | que te (t') | qu'il, qu'alle, que nos |
que je (que nos) |
que vos | qu'il, qu'alles | |
| present | veie | veies | veie | veyioms | veyiez | veient | |
| imperfect | veusse | veusses | veût veusse |
veussioms | veussiez | veussent | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | je (nos) |
vos | — | |
| veis | veyoms | veyez | |||||
| 1Used with past participles. | |||||||
Old French
Verb
veir
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a distinct stressed present stem, 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 veir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veir | aveir veü, vis | |||||
| gerund | en veant, veiant | gerund of aveir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | veant, veiant | ||||||
| past participle | veü, vis | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | vei | veiz | veit | veons | veez | veient |
| imperfect | veeie | veeies | veeit | veïiens, veïens | veïiez, veïez | veeient | |
| preterite | vi | veïs | vit | veïmes | veïstes | virent | |
| future | verai | veras | vera | verons | vereiz, verez | veront | |
| conditional | vereie | vereies | vereit | veriiens, veriens | veriiez, veriez | vereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of aveir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of aveir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of aveir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of aveir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of aveir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | veie | veies | veie | veons, veiiens, veions | veez, veiiez | veient |
| imperfect | veïsse | veïsses | veïst | veïssons, veïssiens | veïsseiz, veïssez, veïssiez | veïssent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of aveir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of aveir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | vei | — | veons | veez, vez | — | ||
Noun
veir oblique singular, m (oblique plural veirs, nominative singular veirs, nominative plural veir)
- Alternative form of vair (fur of a squirrel)
- c. 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Un mantel ot par ses espaules
D'escarlate et de veir antier.- He had a coat over his shoulders
Made from scarlet and vair.
- He had a coat over his shoulders
Romansch
Alternative forms
- vesair (Rumantsch Grischun)
- veser (Sursilvan)
- vaser (Sutsilvan)
- vzair, vair (Puter)
- verer (Vallader)
Etymology
From Latin videō, vidēre.
Verb
veir