baillir
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin bajulare ("to carry [a burden]").
Verb
baillir
- to carry
- to take care of
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of baillir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | baillir | avoir bailli | |||||
| gerund | en baillissant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | baillissant | ||||||
| past participle | bailli | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | baillis | baillis | baillist | baillissons | baillissez | baillissent |
| imperfect | baillissoie, baillisseie | baillissoies, baillisseies | baillissoit, baillisseit | baillissiiens, baillissiens | baillissiiez, baillissiez | baillissoient, baillisseient | |
| preterite | bailli | baillis | bailli | baillimes | baillistes | baillirent | |
| future | baillirai | bailliras | baillira | baillirons | bailliroiz, baillireiz, baillirez | bailliront | |
| conditional | bailliroie, baillireie | bailliroies, baillireies | bailliroit, baillireit | bailliriiens, bailliriens | bailliriiez, bailliriez | bailliroient, baillireient | |
| 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 | baillisse | baillisses | baillisse | baillissons | baillissez | baillissent |
| imperfect | baillisse | baillisses | baillist | baillissons, baillissiens | baillissoiz, baillissez, baillissiez | baillissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | baillis | — | baillissons | baillissez | — | ||