chevir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin capere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈviɾ/

Verb

chevir

  1. (transitive) to finish, to complete
  2. (transitive) to provide
  3. (transitive) to maintain, to keep (something) going

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of chevir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive chevir avoir chevi
gerund en chevissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle chevissant
past participle chevi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present chevis chevis chevist chevissons chevissez chevissent
imperfect chevissoie, chevisseie chevissoies, chevisseies chevissoit, chevisseit chevissiiens, chevissiens chevissiiez, chevissiez chevissoient, chevisseient
preterite chevi chevis chevi chevimes chevistes chevirent
future chevirai cheviras chevira chevirons cheviroiz, chevireiz, chevirez cheviront
conditional cheviroie, chevireie cheviroies, chevireies cheviroit, chevireit cheviriiens, cheviriens cheviriiez, cheviriez cheviroient, chevireient
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 chevisse chevisses chevisse chevissons chevissez chevissent
imperfect chevisse chevisses chevist chevissons, chevissiens chevissoiz, chevissez, chevissiez chevissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— chevis — chevissons chevissez —

Descendants
  • English: chieve

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (chevir)
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