saignier

Old French

Alternative forms

• saingnier

Etymology

From Latin sanguināre, present active infinitive of sanguinō.

Verb

saignier

1. (intransitive) to bleed (lose blood from the body)
2. (transitive, medicine) to bleed; to bloodlet (remove blood from someone as a therapeutic procedure)

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 *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		saignier			avoir saignié
gerund		en saignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		saignant
past participle		saignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	saing	saignes	saigne	saignons	saigniez	saignent
	imperfect	saignoie, saigneie, saignoe, saignieve	saignoies, saigneies, saignoes, saignieves	saignoit, saigneit, saignot, saignieve	saigniiens, saigniens	saigniiez, saigniez	saignoient, saigneient, saignoent, saignievent
	preterite	saignai	saignas	saigna	saignames	saignastes	saignierent
	future	saignerai	saigneras	saignera	saignerons	saigneroiz, saignereiz, saignerez	saigneront
	conditional	saigneroie, saignereie	saigneroies, saignereies	saigneroit, saignereit	saigneriiens, saigneriens	saigneriiez, saigneriez	saigneroient, saignereient
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	saing	sainz	saint	saignons	saigniez	saignent
	imperfect	saignasse	saignasses	saignast	saignissons, saignissiens	saignissoiz, saignissez, saignissiez	saignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	saigne	—	saignons	saigniez	—

Related terms

• sanc

Descendants

• French: saigner
• Norman: sangni
• Walloon: sonner, singnî