prisier

Old French

Alternative forms

  • proisier, preisier, preiser

Etymology

From Latin pretiō.

Verb

prisier

  1. to appraise; to value (attribute a value to)

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 *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: priser
  • Middle English: praisen, preisen
  • Middle High German: prīsen

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (prisier, supplement)