senefier

Old French

Alternative forms

• signefier

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin significō. Doublet of senechier.

Verb

senefier

1. to mean; to denote; to signify

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		senefier			avoir senefïé
gerund		en senefiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		senefiant
past participle		senefïé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	senefi	senefïes	senefïe	senefions	senefïez	senefïent
	imperfect	senefioie, senefïeie, senefioe, senefïeve	senefioies, senefïeies, senefioes, senefïeves	senefioit, senefïeit, senefiot, senefïeve	senefiiiens, senefiiens	senefiiiez, senefiiez	senefioient, senefïeient, senefioent, senefïevent
	preterite	senefiai	senefias	senefia	senefiames	senefiastes	senefïerent
	future	senefïerai	senefïeras	senefïera	senefïerons	senefïeroiz, senefïereiz, senefïerez	senefïeront
	conditional	senefïeroie, senefïereie	senefïeroies, senefïereies	senefïeroit, senefïereit	senefïeriiens, senefïeriens	senefïeriiez, senefïeriez	senefïeroient, senefïereient
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	senefi	senefis	senefit	senefions	senefïez	senefïent
	imperfect	senefiasse	senefiasses	senefiast	senefiissons, senefiissiens	senefiissoiz, senefiissez, senefiissiez	senefiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	senefïe	—	senefions	senefïez	—

Derived terms

• resenefier
• senefiement
• senefieor

Related terms

• senefiance

Descendants

• Middle French: senefier, signifier
  • French: signifier
• → Middle English: signifien
  • English: signify
  • Scots: signafee
• → Old Occitan: signifiar
  • Occitan: signifiar, sinhifiar

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭgnĭfĭcare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, pages 603–605