cheoir

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French cheoir, from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre.

Verb

cheoir

  1. to fall

Synonyms

Noun

cheoir m (plural cheoirs)

  1. fall (instance of falling)

Descendants
  • French: choir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre.

Pronunciation
  • (archaic) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈðei̯ɾ/, (western) /t͡ʃaˈðei̯ɾ/, (northern) /kaˈðei̯ɾ/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈoi̯ɾ/, (western) /t͡ʃaˈei̯ɾ/, (northern) /kaˈei̯ɾ/
  • (late) IPA(key): /ʃ(ə)ˈo̯ɛɾ/, (western) /ʃaˈeɾ/, (northern) /kaˈeɾ/

Verb

cheoir

  1. to fall
  2. to fall out (become detached)
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
      Donc il semble par cest exemple que aulcuns soient mezeaux confermés puisque les ongles cheent
      So it seems by this example that some are confirmed lepers because their nails fall out
  3. (impersonal) to happen

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem chié distinct from the unstressed stem che, 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 cheoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive cheoir avoir cheï, chaï, cheü, chaü, cheoit, chaoit
gerund en cheant, chaant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle cheant, chaant
past participle cheï, chaï, cheü, chaü, cheoit, chaoit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present chié chiez chiet cheons, chaons cheez, chaez chiéent
imperfect cheoie, cheeie, chaoie, chaeie cheoies, cheeies, chaoies, chaeies cheoit, cheeit, chaoit, chaeit cheïiens, cheïens, chaïiens, chaïens cheïiez, cheïez, chaïiez, chaïez cheoient, cheeient, chaoient, chaeient
preterite cheï, chaï, chui cheïs, chaïs, cheüs cheï, chaï, chut cheïmes, chaïmes, cheümes cheïstes, chaïstes, cheüstes cheïrent, chaïrent, churent
future cherrai, charrai cherras, charras cherra, charra cherrons, charrons cherroiz, cherreiz, cherrez, charroiz, charreiz, charrez cherront, charront
conditional cherroie, cherreie, charroie, charreie cherroies, cherreies, charroies, charreies cherroit, cherreit, charroit, charreit cherriiens, cherriens, charriiens, charriens cherriiez, cherriez, charriiez, charriez cherroient, cherreient, charroient, charreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present chiée chiées chiée cheons, chaons cheez, chaez chiéent
imperfect cheïsse, chaïsse, cheüsse cheïsses, chaïsses, cheüsses cheïst, chaïst, cheüst cheïssons, cheïssiens, chaïssons, chaïssiens, cheüssons, cheüssiens cheïssoiz, cheïssez, cheïssiez, chaïssoiz, chaïssez, chaïssiez, cheüssoiz, cheüssez, cheüssiez cheïssent, chaïssent, cheüssent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— chié — cheons, chaons cheez, chaez —

Descendants

References
  • “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 151
  • chair on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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