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guenchir

guenchir

Middle French

Verb

guenchir

  1. to change direction

References

  • guenchir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frankish *wenkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wenkijaną.

Verb

guenchir

  1. to change direction
  2. to avoid
  3. to evade; to elude

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of guenchir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive guenchir avoir guenchi
gerund en guenchissant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle guenchissant
past participle guenchi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present guenchis guenchis guenchist guenchissons guenchissez guenchissent
imperfect guenchissoie, guenchisseie guenchissoies, guenchisseies guenchissoit, guenchisseit guenchissiiens, guenchissiens guenchissiiez, guenchissiez guenchissoient, guenchisseient
preterite guenchi guenchis guenchi guenchimes guenchistes guenchirent
future guenchirai guenchiras guenchira guenchirons guenchiroiz, guenchireiz, guenchirez guenchiront
conditional guenchiroie, guenchireie guenchiroies, guenchireies guenchiroit, guenchireit guenchiriiens, guenchiriens guenchiriiez, guenchiriez guenchiroient, guenchireient
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 guenchisse guenchisses guenchisse guenchissons guenchissez guenchissent
imperfect guenchisse guenchisses guenchist guenchissons, guenchissiens guenchissoiz, guenchissez, guenchissiez guenchissent
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 –
— guenchis — guenchissons guenchissez —

References

Etymology

From Old French guenchir.

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