veir
See also: véir
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French vair, from Latin varius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛi̯r/
References
- “veir (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-5.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).
Old French
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem voi distinct from the unstressed stem ve, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of veir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | veir | avoir veü, vis | |||||
| gerund | en veant, voiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | veant, voiant | ||||||
| past participle | veü, vis | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | voi | voiz | voit | veons | veez | voient |
| imperfect | veoie, veeie | veoies, veeies | veoit, veeit | veïiens, veïens | veïiez, veïez | veoient, veeient | |
| preterite | vi | veïs | vit | veïmes | veïstes | virent | |
| future | verai | veras | vera | verons | veroiz, vereiz, verez | veront | |
| conditional | veroie, vereie | veroies, vereies | veroit, vereit | veriiens, veriens | veriiez, veriez | veroient, vereient | |
| 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 | voie | voies | voie | veons, voiiens, voions | veez, voiiez | voient |
| imperfect | veïsse | veïsses | veïst | veïssons, veïssiens | veïssoiz, veïssez, veïssiez | veïssent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | voi | — | veons | veez, vez | — | ||
Noun
veir m (oblique plural veirs, nominative singular veirs, nominative plural veir)
- Alternative form of vair (fur of a squirrel)
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette':
- Un mantel ot par ses espaules
D'escarlate et de veir antier.- He had a coat over his shoulders
Made from scarlet and vair.
- He had a coat over his shoulders
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