engraignier
Old French
Etymology
en- + -graign- + -ier. -graign- is the stem of graignor, the superlative of grant (“big, large”).
Verb
engraignier
- to increase; to make bigger.
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 *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of engraignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | engraignier | avoir engraignié | |||||
gerund | en engraignant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | engraignant | ||||||
past participle | engraignié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | engraing | engraignes | engraigne | engraignons | engraigniez | engraignent |
imperfect | engraignoie, engraigneie, engraignoe, engraignieve | engraignoies, engraigneies, engraignoes, engraignieves | engraignoit, engraigneit, engraignot, engraignieve | engraigniiens, engraigniens | engraigniiez, engraigniez | engraignoient, engraigneient, engraignoent, engraignievent | |
preterite | engraignai | engraignas | engraigna | engraignames | engraignastes | engraignierent | |
future | engraignerai | engraigneras | engraignera | engraignerons | engraigneroiz, engraignereiz, engraignerez | engraigneront | |
conditional | engraigneroie, engraignereie | engraigneroies, engraignereies | engraigneroit, engraignereit | engraigneriiens, engraigneriens | engraigneriiez, engraigneriez | engraigneroient, engraignereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | engraing | engrainz | engraint | engraignons | engraigniez | engraignent |
imperfect | engraignasse | engraignasses | engraignast | engraignissons, engraignissiens | engraignissoiz, engraignissez, engraignissiez | engraignassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | engraigne | — | engraignons | engraigniez | — |