Infinitive
Gerund
en merciant
Participles
| Present | merciant |
| Past | mercïé |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | merci |
| 2nd sing. | mercïes |
| 3rd sing. | mercïe |
| 1st plur. | mercions |
| 2nd plur. | mercïez |
| 3rd plur. | mercïent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | mercioie; mercïeie; mercioe; mercïeve |
| 2nd sing. | mercioies; mercïeies; mercioes; mercïeves |
| 3rd sing. | mercioit; mercïeit; merciot; mercïeve |
| 1st plur. | merciiiens; merciiens |
| 2nd plur. | merciiiez; merciiez |
| 3rd plur. | mercioient; mercïeient; mercioent; mercïevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | merciai |
| 2nd sing. | mercias |
| 3rd sing. | mercia |
| 1st plur. | merciames |
| 2nd plur. | merciastes |
| 3rd plur. | mercïerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | mercïerai |
| 2nd sing. | mercïeras |
| 3rd sing. | mercïera |
| 1st plur. | mercïerons |
| 2nd plur. | mercïeroiz; mercïereiz; mercïerez |
| 3rd plur. | mercïeront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | mercïeroie; mercïereie |
| 2nd sing. | mercïeroies; mercïereies |
| 3rd sing. | mercïeroit; mercïereit |
| 1st plur. | mercïeriiens; mercïeriens |
| 2nd plur. | mercïeriiez; mercïeriez |
| 3rd plur. | mercïeroient; mercïereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | merci |
| 2nd sing. | mercis |
| 3rd sing. | mercit |
| 1st plur. | mercions |
| 2nd plur. | mercïez |
| 3rd plur. | mercïent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | merciasse |
| 2nd sing. | merciasses |
| 3rd sing. | merciast |
| 1st plur. | merciissons; merciissiens |
| 2nd plur. | merciissoiz; merciissez; merciissiez |
| 3rd plur. | merciassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | mercïe |
| 1st plur. | mercions |
| 2nd plur. | mercïez |
Verbs conjugated like mercier
chastier,
justifier,
desfier,
deslier,
fructefier,
abrochier,
putrefier,
putrifier,
saintefier,
signefier,
damnifier,
froissier,
umilier,
arrachier,
versifier,
emplier,
certifier,
rectifier,
traveillier,
afier, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
merci + -er
Verbs referencing "mercier"
Middle French
mercyer, Middle English
mercien.
Sample Sentences
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Et lor dex en ont merciés. (And they thanked their gods for it.) [c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:]
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De sun bienfait le mercia (He thanked him for his good work) [c. 1170, Marie de France, Eliduc:]
Cognates
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