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traveillier

traveillier

Middle French

Verb

traveillier

  1. to cause to suffer

Conjugation

  • As parler except the additional i in the infinitive does not appear in many forms.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *tripaliāre, present active infinitive of *tripaliō, from tripalium (a torture instrument), from Latin tripālis (that which has three stakes), from pālus, from Ancient Greek πηλος (pelos, “mud, earth, clay”).

Verb

traveillier

  1. to suffer
  2. to torment oneself

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. This verb has a stressed present stem travaill distinct from the unstressed stem traveill. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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