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guignier
guignier
Old French
Etymology
Frankish *wingjan, from Proto-Germanic *winkaną. More at English wink.
Verb
guignier
- (intransitive) to signal (make a sign to someone)
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 *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of guignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | guignier | avoir guignié | |||||
| gerund | en guignant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | guignant | ||||||
| past participle | guignié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | guing | guignes | guigne | guignons | guigniez | guignent |
| imperfect | guignoie, guigneie, guignoe, guignieve | guignoies, guigneies, guignoes, guignieves | guignoit, guigneit, guignot, guignieve | guigniiens, guigniens | guigniiez, guigniez | guignoient, guigneient, guignoent, guignievent | |
| preterite | guignai | guignas | guigna | guignames | guignastes | guignierent | |
| future | guignerai | guigneras | guignera | guignerons | guigneroiz, guignereiz, guignerez | guigneront | |
| conditional | guigneroie, guignereie | guigneroies, guignereies | guigneroit, guignereit | guigneriiens, guigneriens | guigneriiez, guigneriez | guigneroient, guignereient | |
| 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 | guing | guinz | guint | guignons | guigniez | guignent |
| imperfect | guignasse | guignasses | guignast | guignissons, guignissiens | guignissoiz, guignissez, guignissiez | guignassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | guigne | — | guignons | guigniez | — | ||