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bailler

bailler

See also: bâiller

Middle French

Verb

bailler

  1. to bail (someone into someone else's custody)
  2. (by extension) to entrust (something to someone)
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac:
      quant il les eut faictes si les scella & les bailla a la damoiselle pour porter l'andemain a court
      when he had written them [the letters] he then sealed them and entrusted them to the lady to take them tomorrow to the court

Etymology 2

see baailler.

Verb

bailler

  1. Alternative form of baailler (to yawn)

Conjugation

  • Same conjugation for both etymologies.
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of bailler
simple compound
infinitive bailler avoir baillé
gerund en baillant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle baillant
past participle baillé
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 baille bailles baille baillons baillez baillent
imperfect baillois, bailloys baillois, bailloys bailloit, bailloyt baillions, baillyons bailliez, baillyez bailloient, bailloyent
past historic bailla baillas bailla baillasmes baillastes baillerent
future baillerai, bailleray bailleras baillera baillerons baillerez bailleront
conditional baillerois, bailleroys baillerois, bailleroys bailleroit, bailleroyt baillerions, bailleryons bailleriez, bailleryez bailleroient, bailleroyent
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 baille bailles baille baillons baillez baillent
imperfect baillasse baillasses baillast baillassions baillassiez 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 – nous vous –
— baille — baillons baillez —

References

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

Old French

Verb

bailler

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of baillier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. 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 bailler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive bailler avoir baillé
gerund en baillant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle baillant
past participle baillé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present bail bailles baille baillons baillez baillent
imperfect bailloie, bailleie, bailloe, bailleve bailloies, bailleies, bailloes, bailleves bailloit, bailleit, baillot, bailleve bailliiens, bailliens bailliiez, bailliez bailloient, bailleient, bailloent, baillevent
preterite baillai baillas bailla baillames baillastes baillerent
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 baillez 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 baillez —

Etymology

Old French baillier.

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