conseillier

Old French

Etymology

conseil + -ier.

Verb

conseillier

  1. to counsel; to advise
    • 13th century, Adam de Ross, La vision de Saint Paul, page 1, column 2, line 2:
      en s'oreille lui conseilla
      in his ear, he advised him

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. The forms that would normally end in *-eill, *-eills, *-eillt are modified to eil, euz, eut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: counsel
  • French: conseiller
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