mangier

English

Adjective

mangier

1. comparative form of mangy: more mangy

Anagrams

• Germain, germain, germina, mearing, reaming

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Norman

Alternative forms

• mãdji (Sark)
• mangi (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French mangier, from Late Latin manducare, present active infinitive of manducō (“I chew, masticate, gnaw; I eat, devour”).

Verb

mangier

1. (Guernsey) to eat

Derived terms

• mang'rie (“food”)

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Old French

Verb

mangier

1. Alternative form of mengier

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 manju distinct from the unstressed stem mang. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		mangier			avoir mangié
gerund		en manjant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		manjant
past participle		mangié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	manju	manjües	manjüe	manjons	mangiez	manjüent
	imperfect	manjoie, mangeie, manjoe, mangieve	manjoies, mangeies, manjoes, mangieves	manjoit, mangeit, manjot, mangieve	mangiiens, mangiens	mangiiez, mangiez	manjoient, mangeient, manjoent, mangievent
	preterite	manjai	manjas	manja	manjames	manjastes	mangierent
	future	mangerai	mangeras	mangera	mangerons	mangeroiz, mangereiz, mangerez	mangeront
	conditional	mangeroie, mangereie	mangeroies, mangereies	mangeroit, mangereit	mangeriiens, mangeriens	mangeriiez, mangeriez	mangeroient, mangereient
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	manju	manjus	manjut	manjons	mangiez	manjüent
	imperfect	manjasse	manjasses	manjast	mangissons, mangissiens	mangissoiz, mangissez, mangissiez	manjassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	manjüe	—	manjons	mangiez	—

Descendants

• French: manger
• → Italian: mangiare
• Norman: mouogi