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aidier

aidier

Old French

Verb

aidier

  1. (transitive) to help

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 is an irregular verb with a stressed stem containing an extra syllable: aiu-. Early versions had the strong stem aiuḍ-, e.g. present indicative tense aiuṭ, aiuḍes, aiuḍe, aidions, aidiez, aiuḍent. This -ḍ- is the reason the second person singular subjunctive ends in -z. It is cognate with Spanish ayudar and Italian aiutare. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

  • se Dex m'aït (aït is the third-person singular of aidier, see above)

Descendants

References

  • “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-09838-6, page 149