reignier

Old French

Alternative forms

• rainer
• rener
• regnier

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēgnō, rēgnāre.

Verb

reignier

1. to reign (act as a monarch)

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 *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		reignier			avoir reignié
gerund		en reignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		reignant
past participle		reignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	reing	reignes	reigne	reignons	reigniez	reignent
	imperfect	reignoie, reigneie, reignoe, reignieve	reignoies, reigneies, reignoes, reignieves	reignoit, reigneit, reignot, reignieve	reigniiens, reigniens	reigniiez, reigniez	reignoient, reigneient, reignoent, reignievent
	preterite	reignai	reignas	reigna	reignames	reignastes	reignierent
	future	reignerai	reigneras	reignera	reignerons	reigneroiz, reignereiz, reignerez	reigneront
	conditional	reigneroie, reignereie	reigneroies, reignereies	reigneroit, reignereit	reigneriiens, reigneriens	reigneriiez, reigneriez	reigneroient, reignereient
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	reing	reinz	reint	reignons	reigniez	reignent
	imperfect	reignasse	reignasses	reignast	reignissons, reignissiens	reignissoiz, reignissez, reignissiez	reignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	reigne	—	reignons	reigniez	—

Synonyms

• governer

Descendants

• → English: reign
• French: régner