seer – Anglo-Norman verb conjugation

Anglo-Norman verb forms of seer

Infinitive

ceer; saer; sceer; scer; seair; sear; sedeir; seeir; seere; seier; seir; seoir; ser; sere; setheir; seyer; sier; soer; soier; sooir

Participles

Presentsceant; sciant; seant; seaunt; sedant; seiant; seyant; soiant; suaunt
Pastsetz; siess; sis; syt

Indicative

Present

1st sing.seez; seie; ses; sez; siez
2nd sing.seesz; seez; sez; siés; siez; syes
3rd sing.cheet; seet; seetz; seit; seitz; sest; seste; set; siet; sietz; sit
1st plur.seons; seum
2nd plur.seez; seiez
3rd plur.seent; seient; seoent; seount; seuent; siedent; sient

Imperfect

1st sing.seeie; seioie
2nd sing.seeies
3rd sing.saieit; seait; sedeit; seet; seeit; seit; seoit; sieit; soieit
1st plur.seioms
2nd plur.seiez
3rd plur.seaient; sedeient; seeent; seeient; seient; seieint; seieient; seiont; seoient; seyeyent

Preterite

1st sing.sis
2nd sing.sis
3rd sing.cist; sea; seia; seist; seya; sist; sit; syst; syt
1st plur.seimes; sesimes; seymes
2nd plur.seistes
3rd plur.sedent; seierent; seissent; sirent; sistrent; sitrent

Future

1st sing.serai; serrai; serray
2nd sing.serras
3rd sing.seera; seira; sera; serad; serat; serra; serrat
1st plur.serroms
2nd plur.seirez; serez; serreis; serreiz; serrez
3rd plur.seiront; serront; serrunt

Conditional

1st sing.seieroie
2nd sing.seroies
3rd sing.sereit; serrait; serroit
1st plur.serium
2nd plur.seriez
3rd plur.seroient

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.seisse
2nd sing.seis
3rd sing.scee; sece; seced; secet; secit; see; seese; seie; sese; sesse; siece; siecet; sieche; siesce; siesced; siete; sitte
1st plur.seions
2nd plur.seez
3rd plur.cessent; seessent; seint; sesent; siecent

Imperfect

1st sing.seis
2nd sing.seases
3rd sing.seast; seist
1st plur.seissioms
2nd plur.saisez
3rd plur.seussent

Sample Sentences

  • Depart toz ses tresors, done sa manantie, I siet il ses justises e i fet establie
  • Ecfert li reis l'ad dechacied, Dous evesques mist en sun sied; Bosa sistrent sur Deiron E [Ethan] desur Burnicon
  • De gemmes e de bones pieres Sout si de seir les maneres
  • Et qe nul ne scee faux piere en or ne dreit piere en quivere n’en latun
  • Pur le barbecan defendre [...], Si ki la porte [n’]i perde rien Si.l guerreour le seet bien
  • Envers mei parlowent chi sedeient en la porte, e en mei cantowent chi beveient vin
  • Iloc truverent danz Alexis sedant
  • Jo solei ser [...] enz el paleis Juste li reis, toz jurs, al mestre deis
  • Vit un deable saer desus Le tresor
  • ly fol roy qi siet en sa chaere
  • Et donque le duk de Lancastre, sceant par tout le temps, disoit [...]
  • et puis fuit il commandee par le roy, de seier en le lieu ou seete en parlement a luy par le roy assignee
  • Assit etiam pertica cui possit insidere capus, nisus, herodius et alietus
  • oiseaus [...] si seent sour les verz branches, chantant mout doucement
  • Le gopil [...] garda amont e vist un columbe seer en haut
  • celluy [...] dessur la teste a qui Le blanc colomb vendra seoir
  • E tant com ele coeve , il travaille entour lur viande purchacer
  • manguent lur saule e pus seient e roungent
  • toutes les houres qe les baillifs seent sur le baunk
  • [...] et autres nient covenables de seer en parlement

Imperative

2nd sing.sé; sié
1st plur.seum
2nd plur.saez; seez; sez

Translations

  • 1. to set, put in place, install (v.a.)
  • 2. to set, affix (a stone) (v.a.)
  • 3. to besiege (v.a.)
  • 1. to sit, be seated,to sit, take a seat upon,to sit well, fit,to sit on, ride a horse (etc.),to sit and eat, have a meal,to give concern to, trouble,to befit, become,seated, in a sitting position,to make sit up, raise into a sitting position,to sit up, rise into a sitting position (v.n.)
  • 2. to sit (in an official capacity),to hear (during a case) (v.n.)
  • 3. to sit, remain (inactive) (v.n.)
  • 4. to be organized, take place (v.n.)
  • 5. to take up position (in preparation for a fight) (v.n.)
  • 6. to lie, be set or placed (v.n.)
  • 1. to suit, be agreeable to (v.impers.)
  • 1. to sit down, take a seat,to sit up, pay attention,to sit (down) and eat, have a meal,to sit (down) at the table (v.refl.)
  • 2. to sit, be seated (v.refl.)
  • 3. to sit (in an official capacity) (v.refl.)
  • 4. to lie, be situated (v.refl.)

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