baaillier

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin bataculāre.

Verb

baaillier

1. to yawn

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 *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of baaillier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		baaillier			avoir baaillié
gerund		en baaillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		baaillant
past participle		baaillié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	baail	baailles	baaille	baaillons	baailliez	baaillent
	imperfect	baailloie, baailleie, baailloe, baaillieve	baailloies, baailleies, baailloes, baaillieves	baailloit, baailleit, baaillot, baaillieve	baailliiens, baailliens	baailliiez, baailliez	baailloient, baailleient, baailloent, baaillievent
	preterite	baaillai	baaillas	baailla	baaillames	baaillastes	baaillierent
	future	baaillerai	baailleras	baaillera	baaillerons	baailleroiz, baaillereiz, baaillerez	baailleront
	conditional	baailleroie, baaillereie	baailleroies, baaillereies	baailleroit, baaillereit	baailleriiens, baailleriens	baailleriiez, baailleriez	baailleroient, baaillereient
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	baail	baauz	baaut	baaillons	baailliez	baaillent
	imperfect	baaillasse	baaillasses	baaillast	baaillissons, baaillissiens	baaillissoiz, baaillissez, baaillissiez	baaillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	baaille	—	baaillons	baailliez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: baailler, bailler, baillier
  • French: bâiller