preferer

preferer

See also: préférer

English

Noun

preferer (plural preferers)

1. Alternative form of preferrer

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French preferer.

Verb

preferer

1. to prefer (have a preference for)
   • 1566, N. Chesneau, Les Sermons et instructions chrestiennes, page 251

     Il faut tousiours preferer le spirituel au temporel

     One should always prefer the spiritual over the temporal

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of preferer

		simple			compound
infinitive		preferer			avoir preferé
gerund		en preferant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		preferant
past participle		preferé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	prefere	preferes	prefere	preferons	preferez	preferent
	imperfect	preferois, preferoys	preferois, preferoys	preferoit, preferoyt	preferions, preferyons	preferiez, preferyez	preferoient, preferoyent
	past historic	prefera	preferas	prefera	preferasmes	preferastes	prefererent
	future	prefererai, prefereray	prefereras	preferera	prefererons	prefererez	prefereront
	conditional	prefererois, prefereroys	prefererois, prefereroys	prefereroit, prefereroyt	prefererions, prefereryons	prefereriez, prefereryez	prefereroient, prefereroyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	prefere	preferes	prefere	preferons	preferez	preferent
	imperfect	preferasse	preferasses	preferast	preferassions	preferassiez	preferassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	prefere	—	preferons	preferez	—

Descendants

• French: preferer

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Old French

Alternative forms

• preferrer (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praeferō, praeferre.

Verb

preferer (Anglo-Norman)

1. to prefer
2. to prioritize

Descendants

• English: prefer (borrowed)
• Middle French: preferer
  • French: preferer

References

• preferer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub