adrecier

Old French

Alternative forms

adrecer, adrescer

Etymology

a- +‎ drecier.

Verb

adrecier

(transitive) to straighten
(transitive) to point in the right direction
(transitive) to correct
(reflexive, se adrecier) to stand up straight

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 *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of adrecier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		adrecier			avoir adrecié
gerund		en adreçant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		adreçant
past participle		adrecié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	adrez	adreces	adrece	adreçons	adreciez	adrecent
	imperfect	adreçoie, adreceie, adreçoe, adrecieve	adreçoies, adreceies, adreçoes, adrecieves	adreçoit, adreceit, adreçot, adrecieve	adreciiens, adreciens	adreciiez, adreciez	adreçoient, adreceient, adreçoent, adrecievent
	preterite	adreçai	adreças	adreça	adreçames	adreçastes	adrecierent
	future	adrecerai	adreceras	adrecera	adrecerons	adreceroiz, adrecereiz, adrecerez	adreceront
	conditional	adreceroie, adrecereie	adreceroies, adrecereies	adreceroit, adrecereit	adreceriiens, adreceriens	adreceriiez, adreceriez	adreceroient, adrecereient
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	adrez	adrez	adrezt	adreçons	adreciez	adrecent
simple tenses	imperfect	adreçasse	adreçasses	adreçast	adrecissons, adrecissiens	adrecissoiz, adrecissez, adrecissiez	adreçassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	adrece	—	adreçons	adreciez	—

Descendants

French: adresser, adresse (see there for further descendants)
Norman: adrècher, adréchi
→ Middle English: adressen
- English: address (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: address

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (adrecier)
Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (adrecier, supplement)

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