afier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin affidāre, present active infinitive of affidō.

Verb

afier

  1. to promise; to swear
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 156 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 1837:
      sa fei lealment li afie
      he loyally pledges his allegiance to him

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 afier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive afier avoir afïé
gerund en afiant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle afiant
past participle afïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present afi afïes afïe afions afïez afïent
imperfect afioie, afïeie, afioe, afïeve afioies, afïeies, afioes, afïeves afioit, afïeit, afiot, afïeve afiiiens, afiiens afiiiez, afiiez afioient, afïeient, afioent, afïevent
preterite afiai afias afia afiames afiastes afïerent
future afïerai afïeras afïera afïerons afïeroiz, afïereiz, afïerez afïeront
conditional afïeroie, afïereie afïeroies, afïereies afïeroit, afïereit afïeriiens, afïeriens afïeriiez, afïeriez afïeroient, afïereient
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 afi afis afit afions afïez afïent
imperfect afiasse afiasses afiast afiissons, afiissiens afiissoiz, afiissez, afiissiez afiassent
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 –
— afïe — afions afïez —

Synonyms

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (afier)
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