delaier

Old French

Alternative forms

• delaiier, delayer, deslaier

Etymology

Probably from de- +‎ laiier, or from a Romanization of the prefix from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (bileiban), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (compare German bleiben, Dutch blijven).

Verb

delaier

1. (Anglo-Norman) to hesitate; to wait

Usage notes

• usually used in the set phrase sanz delaier (without hesitation)

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. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		delaier			avoir delaiié
gerund		en delaiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		delaiant
past participle		delaiié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	delai	delaies, delais	delaie, delait	delaions	delaiiez	delaient
	imperfect	delaioie, delaieie, delaioe, delaiieve	delaioies, delaieies, delaioes, delaiieves	delaioit, delaieit, delaiot, delaiieve	delaiiiens, delaiiens	delaiiiez, delaiiez	delaioient, delaieient, delaioent, delaiievent
	preterite	delaiai	delaias	delaia	delaiames	delaiastes	delaiierent
	future	delairai, delerrai	delairas, delerras	delaira, delerra	delairons, delerrons	delairoiz, delaireiz, delairez, delerroiz, delerreiz, delerrez	delairont, delerront
	conditional	delairoie, delaireie, delerroie, delerreie	delairoies, delaireies, delerroies, delerreies	delairoit, delaireit, delerroit, delerreit	delairiiens, delairiens, delerriiens, delerriens	delairiiez, delairiez, delerriiez, delerriez	delairoient, delaireient, delerroient, delerreient
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	delai	delais	delait, delaie	delaions	delaiiez	delaient
	imperfect	delaiasse	delaiasses	delaiast	delaiissons, delaiissiens	delaiissoiz, delaiissez, delaiissiez	delaiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	delai, delaie	—	delaions	delaiiez	—

Related terms

• delai

Descendants

• French: délayer
• → Middle English: delaien
  • English: delay
    • → Portuguese: delay
• → Middle English: dalyen
  • English: dally
• ⇒ Old French: delai, delaie (noun)
  • Middle French: delai
    • French: délai