brochier

See also: Brochier

Old French

Alternative forms

brocher, broicher

Verb

brochier

to jab; to prod
to spur (a horse)
(figuratively) to motivate; to encourage

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 brochier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		brochier			avoir brochié
gerund		en brochant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		brochant
past participle		brochié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	broche	broches	broche	brochons	brochiez	brochent
	imperfect	brochoie, brocheie, brochoe, brochieve	brochoies, brocheies, brochoes, brochieves	brochoit, brocheit, brochot, brochieve	brochiiens, brochiens	brochiiez, brochiez	brochoient, brocheient, brochoent, brochievent
	preterite	brochai	brochas	brocha	brochames	brochastes	brochierent
	future	brocherai	brocheras	brochera	brocherons	brocheroiz, brochereiz, brocherez	brocheront
	conditional	brocheroie, brochereie	brocheroies, brochereies	brocheroit, brochereit	brocheriiens, brocheriens	brocheriiez, brocheriez	brocheroient, brochereient
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	broche	broches	broche	brochons	brochiez	brochent
simple tenses	imperfect	brochasse	brochasses	brochast	brochissons, brochissiens	brochissoiz, brochissez, brochissiez	brochassent
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		—	broche	—	brochons	brochiez	—

Descendants

→ Middle English: brochen
- English: broach
Middle French: brocher
- French: brocher

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