chaufer

Old French

Alternative forms

• chalfer
• chauver, chauffer

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *calfāre, from Latin cal(e)facere. Compare Old Occitan calfar.

Pronunciation

• (archaic) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃalˈfeːɾ/
• (classical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃau̯ˈfeːɾ/
• (late) IPA^(key): /ʃau̯ˈfɛɾ/

Verb

chaufer

1. heat; warm

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-fs, *-ft are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		chaufer			avoir chaufé
gerund		en chaufant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		chaufant
past participle		chaufé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	chauf	chaufes	chaufe	chaufons	chaufez	chaufent
	imperfect	chaufoie, chaufeie, chaufoe, chaufeve	chaufoies, chaufeies, chaufoes, chaufeves	chaufoit, chaufeit, chaufot, chaufeve	chaufiiens, chaufiens	chaufiiez, chaufiez	chaufoient, chaufeient, chaufoent, chaufevent
	preterite	chaufai	chaufas	chaufa	chaufames	chaufastes	chauferent
	future	chauferai	chauferas	chaufera	chauferons	chauferoiz, chaufereiz, chauferez	chauferont
	conditional	chauferoie, chaufereie	chauferoies, chaufereies	chauferoit, chaufereit	chauferiiens, chauferiens	chauferiiez, chauferiez	chauferoient, chaufereient
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	chauf	chaus	chaut	chaufons	chaufez	chaufent
	imperfect	chaufasse	chaufasses	chaufast	chaufissons, chaufissiens	chaufissoiz, chaufissez, chaufissiez	chaufassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	chaufe	—	chaufons	chaufez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: chauffer
  • French: chauffer
• Norman: caûffer
• → Middle English: chaufen
  • English: chafe

References

• chaufer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (chaufer, supplement)