issir

issir

Middle French

Alternative forms

• eissir, yssir

Etymology

From Old French issir, eissir, from Latin exeō, exīre.

Verb

issir

1. to leave, to go out

Descendants

• French: issir (archaic), issu (past participle, still commonly used)
• → Irish: eisigh

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Old French

Alternative forms

• eissir, eiser

Etymology

Inherited from Latin exīre, present active infinitive of exeō.

Verb

issir

1. to leave, to go out
2. to get out; to escape
   • circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     "Comant? Cuidiez an vos issir?["]

     "How? Do you think you can get out?"

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has a stressed present stem iss distinct from the unstressed stem eiss, 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 issir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		issir			avoir eissu, issu
gerund		en eissant, issant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		eissant, issant
past participle		eissu, issu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	is	is	ist	eissons, issons	eissiez, issiez	issent
	imperfect	eissoie, eisseie, issoie, isseie	eissoies, eisseies, issoies, isseies	eissoit, eisseit, issoit, isseit	eissiiens, eissiens, issiiens, issiens	eissiiez, eissiez, issiiez, issiez	eissoient, eisseient, issoient, isseient
	preterite	eissi, issi	eissis, issis	eissi, issi	eissimes, issimes	eissistes, issistes	eissirent, issirent
	future	eistrai, istrai	eistras, istras	eistra, istra	eistrons, istrons	eistroiz, eistreiz, eistrez, istroiz, istreiz, istrez	eistront, istront
	conditional	eistroie, eistreie, istroie, istreie	eistroies, eistreies, istroies, istreies	eistroit, eistreit, istroit, istreit	eistriiens, eistriens, istriiens, istriens	eistriiez, eistriez, istriiez, istriez	eistroient, eistreient, istroient, istreient
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	isse	isses	isse	eissiens, eissons, issiens, issons	eissiez, issiez	issent
	imperfect	eississe, ississe	eississes, ississes	eissist, issist	eississons, eississiens, ississons, ississiens	eississoiz, eississez, eississiez, ississoiz, ississez, ississiez	eississent, ississent
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	–
		—	is	—	eissons, issons	eissiez, issiez	—

Derived terms

• issu
• issue

Descendants

• Bourguignon: eisser (1st group verb made out of eiss- forms of issir)
• Middle French: issir, eissir, yssir; issu
  • French: issir (archaic), issu (past participle, still commonly used)
  • → Irish: eisigh
• Lorrain: euchî, euhhî
• Norman: essir, issir
• → Middle English: issen, isse, isshen, uschen, yssen
  • Middle Scots: isch, usch
    • Scots: ish, ush
    • → English: ish (Scotland)