songier

Old French

Alternative forms

• songer
• sonjer

Etymology

From Latin somniāre, present active infinitive of somniō.

Verb

songier

1. to dream

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		songier			avoir songié
gerund		en sonjant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		sonjant
past participle		songié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	songe	songes	songe	sonjons	songiez	songent
	imperfect	sonjoie, songeie, sonjoe, songieve	sonjoies, songeies, sonjoes, songieves	sonjoit, songeit, sonjot, songieve	songiiens, songiens	songiiez, songiez	sonjoient, songeient, sonjoent, songievent
	preterite	sonjai	sonjas	sonja	sonjames	sonjastes	songierent
	future	songerai	songeras	songera	songerons	songeroiz, songereiz, songerez	songeront
	conditional	songeroie, songereie	songeroies, songereies	songeroit, songereit	songeriiens, songeriens	songeriiez, songeriez	songeroient, songereient
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	songe	songes	songe	sonjons	songiez	songent
	imperfect	sonjasse	sonjasses	sonjast	songissons, songissiens	songissoiz, songissez, songissiez	sonjassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	songe	—	sonjons	songiez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: songer
  • French: songer