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baillier

baillier

Norman

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Verb

baillier

  1. (Guernsey) to give

Old French

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Etymology

From Latin bāiulāre, present active infinitive of bāiulō.

Verb

baillier

  1. to deliver, hand over, give
  2. to lend, lease
  3. to govern, administer
  4. to bear, wield, handle (weapons etc.)
  5. to use, treat
  6. to accept, take; to capture

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 *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of baillier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive baillier avoir baillié
gerund en baillant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle baillant
past participle baillié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present bail bailles baille baillons bailliez baillent
imperfect bailloie, bailleie, bailloe, baillieve bailloies, bailleies, bailloes, baillieves bailloit, bailleit, baillot, baillieve bailliiens, bailliens bailliiez, bailliez bailloient, bailleient, bailloent, baillievent
preterite baillai baillas bailla baillames baillastes baillierent
future baillerai bailleras baillera baillerons bailleroiz, baillereiz, baillerez bailleront
conditional bailleroie, baillereie bailleroies, baillereies bailleroit, baillereit bailleriiens, bailleriens bailleriiez, bailleriez bailleroient, baillereient
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 bail bauz baut baillons bailliez baillent
imperfect baillasse baillasses baillast baillissons, baillissiens baillissoiz, baillissez, baillissiez baillassent
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 –
— baille — baillons bailliez —

References

Etymology

From Old French baillier, from Latin bāiulāre, present active infinitive of bāiulō ‎(“I carry a burden”), from bāiulus ‎(“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”).

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