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cheoir

cheoir

Middle French

Verb

cheoir

  1. to fall

Synonyms

Noun

cheoir m (plural cheoirs)

  1. fall (instance of falling)

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

  • chaoir
  • chedeir
  • chedir

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō.

Verb

cheoir

  1. to fall
  2. to fall out (become detached)
    • 1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
      Donc il semble par cest exemple que aulcuns soient mezeaux confermés puisque les ongles cheent
      So it seems by this example that some are confirmed lepers because their nails fall out
  3. (impersonal) to happen

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem chié distinct from the unstressed stem che, 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 cheoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive cheoir avoir cheï, chaï, cheü, chaü, cheoit, chaoit
gerund en cheant, chaant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle cheant, chaant
past participle cheï, chaï, cheü, chaü, cheoit, chaoit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present chié chiez chiet cheons, chaons cheez, chaez chiéent
imperfect cheoie, cheeie, chaoie, chaeie cheoies, cheeies, chaoies, chaeies cheoit, cheeit, chaoit, chaeit cheïiens, cheïens, chaïiens, chaïens cheïiez, cheïez, chaïiez, chaïez cheoient, cheeient, chaoient, chaeient
preterite cheï, chaï, chui cheïs, chaïs, cheüs cheï, chaï, chut cheïmes, chaïmes, cheümes cheïstes, chaïstes, cheüstes cheïrent, chaïrent, churent
future cherrai, charrai cherras, charras cherra, charra cherrons, charrons cherroiz, cherreiz, cherrez, charroiz, charreiz, charrez cherront, charront
conditional cherroie, cherreie, charroie, charreie cherroies, cherreies, charroies, charreies cherroit, cherreit, charroit, charreit cherriiens, cherriens, charriiens, charriens cherriiez, cherriez, charriiez, charriez cherroient, cherreient, charroient, charreient
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 chiée chiées chiée cheons, chaons cheez, chaez chiéent
imperfect cheïsse, chaïsse, cheüsse cheïsses, chaïsses, cheüsses cheïst, chaïst, cheüst cheïssons, cheïssiens, chaïssons, chaïssiens, cheüssons, cheüssiens cheïssoiz, cheïssez, cheïssiez, chaïssoiz, chaïssez, chaïssiez, cheüssoiz, cheüssez, cheüssiez cheïssent, chaïssent, cheüssent
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 –
— chié — cheons, chaons cheez, chaez —

Descendants

References

  • “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-09838-6, page 151

Etymology

Old French cheoir, from Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō.

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