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gesir

gesir

See also: gésir

Middle French

Verb

gesir

  1. to lie down
  2. to lay with (have sex)

Descendants

References

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

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin jacēre, iacēre, present active infinitive of iaceō.

Verb

gesir

  1. (intransitive) to lie down (horizontally)
  2. (by extension) to rest, to take rest

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of gesir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive gesir avoir geü
gerund en gisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle gisant
past participle geü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present gis gis gist gisons gisiez gisent
imperfect gisoie, giseie gisoies, giseies gisoit, giseit gisiiens, gisiens gisiiez, gisiez gisoient, giseient
preterite jui geüs jut geümes geüstes jurent
future gerrai, girrai gerras, girras gerra, girra gerrons, girrons gerroiz, gerreiz, gerrez, girroiz, girreiz, girrez gerront, girront
conditional gerroie, gerreie, girroie, girreie gerroies, gerreies, girroies, girreies gerroit, gerreit, girroit, girreit gerriiens, gerriens, girriiens, girriens gerriiez, gerriez, girriiez, girriez gerroient, gerreient, girroient, girreient
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 gise gises gise gisiens, gisons gisiez gisent
imperfect geüsse geüsses geüst geüssons, geüssiens geüssoiz, geüssez, geüssiez geüssent
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 –
— gis — gisons gisiez —

Descendants

  • English: gist (from the third person singular present)
  • Middle French: gesir

Etymology

From Old French gesir.

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