touchier

English

Adjective

touchier

1. comparative form of touchy: more touchy

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Old French

Verb

touchier

1. (transitive) to touch
   • circa 1170, Christian of Troyes, Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion:

     Qu'il me vit vers lui aprochier.
     Je ne soi s'il me vaut touchier[.]

     He saw me coming toward him.
     I did not know if it was worth touching him.

Conjugation

• This verb conjugates the same as other verbs ending -er. However, the 'i' is dropped for most of the conjugated forms. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		touchier			avoir touchié, touchiez
gerund		en touchant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		touchant
past participle		touchié, touchiez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	touche	touches	touche	touchions	touchiez, touchiés	touchent
	imperfect	touchoe, toucheie, touchoie	touchoes, toucheies, touchoies	touchot, toucheit, touchoit	touchions, touchiions	touchiez, touchiiez	touchoent, touchient, touchoient
	past historic	toucha	touchas	toucha	touchames	touchastes	toucherent
	future	touchierai	touchieras	touchiera	touchierons	touchierez, touchiereiz	touchieront
	conditional	toucheroe, touchereie, toucheroie	toucheroes, touchereied, toucheroied	toucherot, touchereie, toucheroie	toucherions, toucheriions	toucheriez, toucheriiez	toucheroent, touchereient, toucheroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	touche	touches	touche	touchons	touchez	touchent
	imperfect	touchasse	touchasses	touchast	touchissons	touchissez, touchissiez	touchassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	touche	—	touchions	touchiez	—

Descendants

• English: to touch
• French: toucher