guerroiier
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *werrizō; equivalent to guerre + -oiier.
Verb
guerroiier
- to wage war; to engage in warfare
- De totes pars Dieus me guerroie, (Rutebeuf, C'est La Paiz De Rutebuef)
- God is waging war on me from all angles,
- De totes pars Dieus me guerroie, (Rutebeuf, C'est La Paiz De Rutebuef)
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. This verb has a stressed present stem guerri distinct from the unstressed stem guerroi, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of guerroiier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
Descendants
- French: guerroyer
Categories:
- Old French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Old French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Old French terms suffixed with -oiier
- Old French lemmas
- Old French verbs
- Old French verbs with stem alternations
- Old French verbs with weak-a2 preterite
- Old French first group verbs
- Old French verbs ending in -ier
- Old French irregular verbs