encoragier

Old French

Alternative forms

• encorager

Etymology

en- +‎ corage +‎ -ier

Verb

encoragier

1. to encourage

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		encoragier			avoir encoragié
gerund		en encorajant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		encorajant
past participle		encoragié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	encorage	encorages	encorage	encorajons	encoragiez	encoragent
	imperfect	encorajoie, encorageie, encorajoe, encoragieve	encorajoies, encorageies, encorajoes, encoragieves	encorajoit, encorageit, encorajot, encoragieve	encoragiiens, encoragiens	encoragiiez, encoragiez	encorajoient, encorageient, encorajoent, encoragievent
	preterite	encorajai	encorajas	encoraja	encorajames	encorajastes	encoragierent
	future	encoragerai	encorageras	encoragera	encoragerons	encorageroiz, encoragereiz, encoragerez	encorageront
	conditional	encorageroie, encoragereie	encorageroies, encoragereies	encorageroit, encoragereit	encorageriiens, encorageriens	encorageriiez, encorageriez	encorageroient, encoragereient
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	encorage	encorages	encorage	encorajons	encoragiez	encoragent
	imperfect	encorajasse	encorajasses	encorajast	encoragissons, encoragissiens	encoragissoiz, encoragissez, encoragissiez	encorajassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	encorage	—	encorajons	encoragiez	—

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (encoragier, supplement)
• acurager on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub