chaloir

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French

Etymology

From Middle French chaloir, from Old French chaloir, from earlier chaleir, from Latin calēre, present active infinitive of caleō (to heat), from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. Compare Occitan caler, Catalan caldre, Italian calere.

Pronunciation

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 present chaut. Its use in other tenses is rare.

Derived terms

References


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

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

chaloir

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

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.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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