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veoir
veoir
See also: vëoir
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier vedeir, from Latin vidēre, present active infinitive of videō.
Verb
veoir
- to see
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem voi distinct from the unstressed stem ve, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of veoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veoir | avoir veü, vis | |||||
| gerund | en veant, voiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | veant, voiant | ||||||
| past participle | veü, vis | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | voi | voiz | voit | veons | veez | voient |
| imperfect | veoie, veeie | veoies, veeies | veoit, veeit | veïiens, veïens | veïiez, veïez | veoient, veeient | |
| preterite | vi | veïs | vit | veïmes | veïstes | virent | |
| future | verai | veras | vera | verons | veroiz, vereiz, verez | veront | |
| conditional | veroie, vereie | veroies, vereies | veroit, vereit | veriiens, veriens | veriiez, veriez | veroient, vereient | |
| 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 | voie | voies | voie | veons, voiiens, voions | veez, voiiez | voient |
| imperfect | veïsse | veïsses | veïst | veïssons, veïssiens | veïssoiz, veïssez, veïssiez | veïssent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | voi | — | veons | veez, vez | — | ||
Descendants
Noun
veoir m (oblique plural veoirs, nominative singular veoirs, nominative plural veoir)
- sight (capacity to see)