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gaaignier

gaaignier

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

gaaignier

  1. to win
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Milun
      tost i pout perdre u guaaignier
      Straight away, he could lose or win
  2. (by extension) to make money; to save money
    • circa 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette
      […] li donra un jour un baceler qui du pain li gaaignera par honor
      […] will give to her a young suitor who will earn his bread through honor

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 gaaignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive gaaignier avoir gaaignié
gerund en gaaignant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle gaaignant
past participle gaaignié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present gaaing gaaignes gaaigne gaaignons gaaigniez gaaignent
imperfect gaaignoie, gaaigneie, gaaignoe, gaaignieve gaaignoies, gaaigneies, gaaignoes, gaaignieves gaaignoit, gaaigneit, gaaignot, gaaignieve gaaigniiens, gaaigniens gaaigniiez, gaaigniez gaaignoient, gaaigneient, gaaignoent, gaaignievent
preterite gaaignai gaaignas gaaigna gaaignames gaaignastes gaaignierent
future gaaignerai gaaigneras gaaignera gaaignerons gaaigneroiz, gaaignereiz, gaaignerez gaaigneront
conditional gaaigneroie, gaaignereie gaaigneroies, gaaignereies gaaigneroit, gaaignereit gaaigneriiens, gaaigneriens gaaigneriiez, gaaigneriez gaaigneroient, gaaignereient
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 gaaing gaainz gaaint gaaignons gaaigniez gaaignent
imperfect gaaignasse gaaignasses gaaignast gaaignissons, gaaignissiens gaaignissoiz, gaaignissez, gaaignissiez gaaignassent
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 –
— gaaigne — gaaignons gaaigniez —

Descendants

Etymology

Of Germanic origin: from Frankish *waidanjan ‎(“get food”), a calque of Latin petere. Compare Occitan ganhar, Catalan guanyar, Italian guadagnare, Portuguese ganhar, cf. also Spanish ganar.

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