arachier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb

arachier

to pull off (by physical force)
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Erec par le hiaume le sache,
  A force del chief li arrache
  Erec grabs him by the helmet,
  With force pulls it off his head

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		arachier			avoir arachié
gerund		en arachant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		arachant
past participle		arachié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	arache	araches	arache	arachons	arachiez	arachent
	imperfect	arachoie, aracheie, arachoe, arachieve	arachoies, aracheies, arachoes, arachieves	arachoit, aracheit, arachot, arachieve	arachiiens, arachiens	arachiiez, arachiez	arachoient, aracheient, arachoent, arachievent
	preterite	arachai	arachas	aracha	arachames	arachastes	arachierent
	future	aracherai	aracheras	arachera	aracherons	aracheroiz, arachereiz, aracherez	aracheront
	conditional	aracheroie, arachereie	aracheroies, arachereies	aracheroit, arachereit	aracheriiens, aracheriens	aracheriiez, aracheriez	aracheroient, arachereient
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	arache	araches	arache	arachons	arachiez	arachent
simple tenses	imperfect	arachasse	arachasses	arachast	arachissons, arachissiens	arachissoiz, arachissez, arachissiez	arachassent
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		—	arache	—	arachons	arachiez	—

Descendants

French: arracher