aler

aler (1927 - 1972, used in the form mangaler)

1. Obsolete spelling of alir

aler (1927 - 1972)

1. Obsolete spelling of alir

aler

1. Alternative form of aller

• Like Modern French aller, highly irregular.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

• aller (less common)

A suppletive verb, with some parts of the paradigm derived from Latin vadō and eō. See modern French aller for more information, particularly on the origin of the all- forms, which may come from a Vulgar Latin alāre (7th century, Reichenau glosses), possibly from Gaulish or from an earlier *amlāre, alteration of ambulāre.

aler

1. to go (move, change place)
   • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     Li borgeiz de la vile sont as portes alé

     The inhabitants of the town went to the ports

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-als, *-alt are modified to aus, aut. 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.

• Middle French: aller
  • French: aller
• Walloon: aler

• “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 150

From Old French aler, a suppletive verb, with some parts of the paradigm derived from Latin vadō and eō. See modern French aller for more information, particularly on the origin of the al- forms, which may come from a Vulgar Latin alāre (7th century, Reichenau glosses), possibly from Gaulish or from an earlier *amlāre, alteration of ambulāre.

• IPA^(key): /ale/

aler

1. to go