coaillier

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *coaglāre, *quaglāre, from syncopation of Latin coāgulāre, present active infinitive of coāgulō.

Verb

coaillier

  1. to curdle

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: cailler
    • Alemannic German: kale
  • Norman: cailli
  • Middle English: quaylen, qwaylen