prechier

prechier

Old French

Etymology

From Latin praedicare.

Verb

prechier

1. to preach

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 prechier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		prechier			avoir prechié
gerund		en prechant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		prechant
past participle		prechié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	preche	preches	preche	prechons	prechiez	prechent
	imperfect	prechoie, precheie, prechoe, prechieve	prechoies, precheies, prechoes, prechieves	prechoit, precheit, prechot, prechieve	prechiiens, prechiens	prechiiez, prechiez	prechoient, precheient, prechoent, prechievent
	preterite	prechai	prechas	precha	prechames	prechastes	prechierent
	future	precherai	precheras	prechera	precherons	precheroiz, prechereiz, precherez	precheront
	conditional	precheroie, prechereie	precheroies, prechereies	precheroit, prechereit	precheriiens, precheriens	precheriiez, precheriez	precheroient, prechereient
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	preche	preches	preche	prechons	prechiez	prechent
	imperfect	prechasse	prechasses	prechast	prechissons, prechissiens	prechissoiz, prechissez, prechissiez	prechassent
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	–
		—	preche	—	prechons	prechiez	—

Descendants

• Middle English: prechen
  • English: preach (borrowed)
• French: prêcher