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Webster 1913 Edition

Prier

Pri′er

,
Noun.
[From
Pry
.]
One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is inquisitive.
So pragmatical a
prier
he is into divine secrets.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prier

PRI'ER

,
Noun.
[from pry.] One who inquires narrowly; one who searches and scrutinizes.

Definition 2024

prier

prier

English

Alternative forms

Noun

prier ‎(plural priers)

  1. A person who pries.

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *per(i)-era, a prefixal verb, ognate to Hittite arnumi ‎(“to move, to shift”), Sanskrit ऋणुते ‎(ṛṇóti, “to arise, to move”), Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι ‎(ὄrnymi, “to stir up”), Latin orior ‎(“to rise”)[1].

Verb

prier ‎(first-person singular past tense prora, participle prierë)

  1. to incline, lean, turn aside
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References

  1. ↑ A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.344

French

Etymology

From Old French proiier, preier, from Latin precārī, present active infinitive of precor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁije/

Verb

prier

  1. (transitive) to pray
  2. (transitive) to beg, to beseech, to pray to
    Vous devez prier Dieu. You must pray to God.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French proiier, from Latin precari, present active infinitive of precor.

Verb

prier

  1. to pray
  2. to implore; to beg; to beseech

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of prier
simple compound
infinitive prier avoir prié
gerund en priant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle priant
past participle prié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present prie pries prie prions priez prient
imperfect priois, prioys priois, prioys prioit, prioyt priions, priyons priiez, priyez prioient, prioyent
past historic pria prias pria priasmes priastes prierent
future prierai, prieray prieras priera prierons prierez prieront
conditional prierois, prieroys prierois, prieroys prieroit, prieroyt prierions, prieryons prieriez, prieryez prieroient, prieroyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present prie pries prie prions priez prient
imperfect priasse priasses priast priassions priassiez priassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— prie — prions priez —

Descendants

Norman

Etymology

From Old French proiier, from Latin precor, precārī, from prex ‎(“request, petition, prayer”), from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-, *perḱ- ‎(“to ask, woo”).

Verb

prier

  1. (Jersey, religion) to pray

Old French

Verb

prier

  1. Alternative form of proiier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of prier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive prier avoir prïé
gerund en priant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle priant
past participle prïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present pri prïes prïe prions prïez prïent
imperfect prioie, prïeie, prioe, prïeve prioies, prïeies, prioes, prïeves prioit, prïeit, priot, prïeve priiiens, priiens priiiez, priiez prioient, prïeient, prioent, prïevent
preterite priai prias pria priames priastes prïerent
future prïerai prïeras prïera prïerons prïeroiz, prïereiz, prïerez prïeront
conditional prïeroie, prïereie prïeroies, prïereies prïeroit, prïereit prïeriiens, prïeriens prïeriiez, prïeriez prïeroient, prïereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present pri pris prit prions prïez prïent
imperfect priasse priasses priast priissons, priissiens priissoiz, priissez, priissiez priassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— prïe — prions prïez —

Romanian

prier

Etymology

Inherited from Latin (mensis) Aprīlis. Compare Aromanian aprir, prir, prilj, Albanian prill. Doublet of aprilie.

Noun

prier m ‎(uncountable)

  1. (popular) April (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar)

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