avoir – Old French verb conjugation

Old French verb forms of avoir

Infinitive

avoir
avoir eü; eüṭ; oü; oüṭ

Gerund

en aiant

Participles

Presentaiant
Pasteü; eüṭ; oü; oüṭ

Indicative

Present

1st sing.ai
2nd sing.as
3rd sing.a; aṭ
1st plur.avons
2nd plur.avez
3rd plur.ont

Imperfect

1st sing.avoie; aveie
2nd sing.avoies; aveies
3rd sing.avoit; aveit
1st plur.aviiens; aviens
2nd plur.aviiez; aviez
3rd plur.avoient; aveient

Preterite

1st sing.oi
2nd sing.eüs; oüs
3rd sing.ot; out
1st plur.eümes; oümes
2nd plur.eüstes; oüstes
3rd plur.orent

Future

1st sing.avrai; arai
2nd sing.avras; aras
3rd sing.avra; ara
1st plur.avrons; arons
2nd plur.avroiz; avreiz; avrez; aroiz; areiz; arez
3rd plur.avront; aront

Conditional

1st sing.avroie; avreie; aroie; areie
2nd sing.avroies; avreies; aroies; areies
3rd sing.avroit; avreit; aroit; areit
1st plur.avriiens; avriens; ariiens; ariens
2nd plur.avriiez; avriez; ariiez; ariez
3rd plur.avroient; avreient; aroient; areient

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.aie
2nd sing.aies
3rd sing.aie; aieṭ; ait
1st plur.aiiens; aions
2nd plur.aiiez
3rd plur.aient

Imperfect

1st sing.eüsse; oüsse
2nd sing.eüsses; oüsses
3rd sing.eüst; oüst
1st plur.eüssons; eüssiens; oüssons; oüssiens
2nd plur.eüssoiz; eüssez; eüssiez; oüssoiz; oüssez; oüssiez
3rd plur.eüssent; oüssent

Imperative

2nd sing.aies
1st plur.aiiens; aions
2nd plur.aiiez

Verbs conjugated like avoir

avoir,

Etymology

From Latin habēre. Cognate with Old Occitan aver, haver, Old Spanish aver. See: Latin 'habeo', Old Occitan 'aver'.

Verbs referencing "avoir"

French avoir, Middle French avoir, Old Occitan aver, Scots haiver.

Sample Sentences

  • Un vilain ot en Normendie (There was a peasant in Normandy) [c. 1200, Author unknown, Les quatres sohais Saint Martin:]

Cognates

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