porveoir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin prōvidēre.

Verb

porveoir

  1. to look at
  2. to procure (obtain, get hold of)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem porvoi distinct from the unstressed stem porve, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of porveoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive porveoir avoir porveü, porvis
gerund en porveant, porvoiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle porveant, porvoiant
past participle porveü, porvis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present porvoi porvoiz porvoit porveons porveez porvoient
imperfect porveoie, porveeie porveoies, porveeies porveoit, porveeit porveïiens, porveïens porveïiez, porveïez porveoient, porveeient
preterite porvi porveïs porvit porveïmes porveïstes porvirent
future porverai porveras porvera porverons porveroiz, porvereiz, porverez porveront
conditional porveroie, porvereie porveroies, porvereies porveroit, porvereit porveriiens, porveriens porveriiez, porveriez porveroient, porvereient
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 porvoie porvoies porvoie porveons, porvoiiens, porvoions porveez, porvoiiez porvoient
imperfect porveïsse porveïsses porveïst porveïssons, porveïssiens porveïssoiz, porveïssez, porveïssiez porveïssent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— porvoi — porveons porveez, porvez —

Descendants

  • Middle French: pourveoir
  • Anglo-Norman: purveir, purveer, purveu (via “porveu”)

References

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