orillier

Old French

Etymology 1

orille (“ear”) +‎ -ier (verbal suffix).

Verb

orillier

1. to listen

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 *-ill, *-ills, *-illt are modified to il, iz, it. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		orillier			avoir orillié
gerund		en orillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		orillant
past participle		orillié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	oril	orilles	orille	orillons	orilliez	orillent
	imperfect	orilloie, orilleie, orilloe, orillieve	orilloies, orilleies, orilloes, orillieves	orilloit, orilleit, orillot, orillieve	orilliiens, orilliens	orilliiez, orilliez	orilloient, orilleient, orilloent, orillievent
	preterite	orillai	orillas	orilla	orillames	orillastes	orillierent
	future	orillerai	orilleras	orillera	orillerons	orilleroiz, orillereiz, orillerez	orilleront
	conditional	orilleroie, orillereie	orilleroies, orillereies	orilleroit, orillereit	orilleriiens, orilleriens	orilleriiez, orilleriez	orilleroient, orillereient
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	oril	oriz	orit	orillons	orilliez	orillent
	imperfect	orillasse	orillasses	orillast	orillissons, orillissiens	orillissoiz, orillissez, orillissiez	orillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	orille	—	orillons	orilliez	—

Etymology 2

orille (“ear”) +‎ -ier (nominal suffix).

Noun

orillier oblique singular, m (oblique plural orilliers, nominative singular orilliers, nominative plural orillier)

1. pillow

Descendants

• French: oreiller