chaloir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chaloir, from Old French chaloir, from earlier chaleir, from Latin calēre (“to heat”), from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. Compare Occitan caler, Catalan caldre (“to be necessary”), Italian calere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.lwaʁ/

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Verb

chaloir

1. (impersonal, reflexive, literary) to heat
2. (impersonal, reflexive, literary) to matter
3. (impersonal, literary) to be of import

Conjugation

This verb is impersonal and usually found only in the third-person singular present chaut. Its use in other tenses is rare.

Derived terms

• chaland
• nonchaloir
• nonchalant

Related terms

• chaleur
• chaud
• échauffer

Further reading

• “chaloir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chaloir, from earlier chaleir, from Latin calēre, present active infinitive of caleō (“to heat”).

Verb

chaloir

1. to heat
2. (reflexive, se chaloir) to bother, to worry

Descendants

• French: chaloir

Old French

FWOTD – 24 May 2020

Alternative forms

• caleir, chaleir

Etymology

From earlier chaleir, from Latin calēre, present active infinitive of caleō (“I heat”). Compare Franco-Provençal chalêr, Old Occitan caler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈloi̯ɾ/

Verb

chaloir

1. to heat
2. (impersonal, reflexive, se chaloir) to bother, to concern
   • c. 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette:

     Moi ne caut u nous aillons

     I don't care where we go

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 chaloir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		chaloir			avoir chalu
gerund		en chalant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		chalant
past participle		chalu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	—	—	chielt, chaut	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	chaloit, chaleit	—	—	—
	preterite	—	—	chalu, chaust	—	—	—
	future	—	—	chaudra	—	—	—
	conditional	—	—	chaudroit, chaudreit	—	—	—
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 preterite 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 jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	—	—	chaille	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	chalust, chausist	—	—	—
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	vos	–
		—	—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• nonchaloir

Related terms

• chaut/chalt
• eschaufer/eschalfer

Descendants

• Middle French: chaloir
  • French: chaloir

References

• “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 150–151