nichier

Old French

Verb

nichier

1. to nest (of a bird, to build and maintain a nest)

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. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		nichier			avoir nichié
gerund		en nichant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		nichant
past participle		nichié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	niche	niches	niche	nichons	nichiez	nichent
	imperfect	nichoie, nicheie, nichoe, nichieve	nichoies, nicheies, nichoes, nichieves	nichoit, nicheit, nichot, nichieve	nichiiens, nichiens	nichiiez, nichiez	nichoient, nicheient, nichoent, nichievent
	preterite	nichai	nichas	nicha	nichames	nichastes	nichierent
	future	nicherai	nicheras	nichera	nicherons	nicheroiz, nichereiz, nicherez	nicheront
	conditional	nicheroie, nichereie	nicheroies, nichereies	nicheroit, nichereit	nicheriiens, nicheriens	nicheriiez, nicheriez	nicheroient, nichereient
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	niche	niches	niche	nichons	nichiez	nichent
	imperfect	nichasse	nichasses	nichast	nichissons, nichissiens	nichissoiz, nichissez, nichissiez	nichassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	niche	—	nichons	nichiez	—