bolir

Icelandic

Noun

bolir

1. indefinite nominative plural of bolur

Old French

Etymology

From Latin bullīre, present active infinitive of bulliō, related to the noun bulla (“bubble”).

Verb

bolir

1. (transitive, intransitive) to boil

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		bolir			avoir boli, boilli, bolu
gerund		en bolant, boillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		bolant, boillant
past participle		boli, boilli, bolu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	boil	bous	bout	bolons, boillons	bolez, boilliez	bolent, boillent
	imperfect	boloie, boleie, boilloie, boilleie	boloies, boleies, boilloies, boilleies	boloit, boleit, boilloit, boilleit	boliiens, boliens, boilliiens, boilliens	boliiez, boliez, boilliiez, boilliez	boloient, boleient, boilloient, boilleient
	preterite	boli, boilli	bolis, boillis	boli, boilli, bolu	bolimes, boillimes	bolistes, boillistes	bolirent, boillirent
	future	boudrai	boudras	boudra	boudrons	boudroiz, boudreiz, boudrez	boudront
	conditional	boudroie, boudreie	boudroies, boudreies	boudroit, boudreit	boudriiens, boudriens	boudriiez, boudriez	boudroient, boudreient
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	boille	boilles	boille	boilliens, boillons	boilliez	boillent
	imperfect	bolisse, boillisse	bolisses, boillisses	bolist, boillist	bolissons, bolissiens, boillissons, boillissiens	bolissoiz, bolissez, bolissiez, boillissoiz, boillissez, boillissiez	bolissent, boillissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	bol, boil	—	bolons, boillons	bolez, boilliez	—

Descendants

• English: boil
• French: bouillir

References

• Etymology and history of “bouillir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 150