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loer
loer
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Noun
loer m (plural loeren, diminutive loertje n)
Derived terms
- op de loer
- een loer draaien
Verb
loer
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Latin laudāre, present active infinitive of laudō.
Verb
loer
- to laud; to praise; to hold in high esteem
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide
- N'i ot chevalier plus loé
- There was no knight held in higher esteem
- N'i ot chevalier plus loé
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide
- to advise, counsel
- to approve of
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. 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 loer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | loer | avoir loé | |||||
gerund | en loant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | loant | ||||||
past participle | loé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | lo | loes | loe | loons | loez | loent |
imperfect | looie, loeie, looe, loeve | looies, loeies, looes, loeves | looit, loeit, loot, loeve | loïiens, loïens | loïiez, loïez | looient, loeient, looent, loevent | |
preterite | loai | loas | loa | loames | loastes | loerent | |
future | loerai | loeras | loera | loerons | loeroiz, loereiz, loerez | loeront | |
conditional | loeroie, loereie | loeroies, loereies | loeroit, loereit | loeriiens, loeriens | loeriiez, loeriez | loeroient, loereient | |
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 | lo | loz | lot | loons | loez | loent |
imperfect | loasse | loasses | loast | loïssons, loïssiens | loïssoiz, loïssez, loïssiez | loassent | |
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 | – | |
— | loe | — | loons | loez | — |
Descendants
- French: louer
Etymology 2
From Latin locāre, present active infinitive of locō.
Verb
loer
- to rent
- to recompense
- to give
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of loer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | loer | avoir loé | |||||
gerund | en loant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | loant | ||||||
past participle | loé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | lo | loes | loe | loons | loez | loent |
imperfect | looie, loeie, looe, loeve | looies, loeies, looes, loeves | looit, loeit, loot, loeve | loïiens, loïens | loïiez, loïez | looient, loeient, looent, loevent | |
preterite | loai | loas | loa | loames | loastes | loerent | |
future | loerai | loeras | loera | loerons | loeroiz, loereiz, loerez | loeront | |
conditional | loeroie, loereie | loeroies, loereies | loeroit, loereit | loeriiens, loeriens | loeriiez, loeriez | loeroient, loereient | |
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 | lo | los | lot | loons | loez | loent |
imperfect | loasse | loasses | loast | loïssons, loïssiens | loïssoiz, loïssez, loïssiez | loassent | |
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 | – | |
— | loe | — | loons | loez | — |
Descendants
- French: louer
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (loer)
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (louer, supplement)