meshaignier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of Germanic origin. Equivalent to meshaing (“mutilation, destruction”) +‎ -ier.

Verb

meshaignier

  1. to harm; to injure; to destroy

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 meshaignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive meshaignier avoir meshaignié
gerund en meshaignant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle meshaignant
past participle meshaignié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present meshaing meshaignes meshaigne meshaignons meshaigniez meshaignent
imperfect meshaignoie, meshaigneie, meshaignoe, meshaignieve meshaignoies, meshaigneies, meshaignoes, meshaignieves meshaignoit, meshaigneit, meshaignot, meshaignieve meshaigniiens, meshaigniens meshaigniiez, meshaigniez meshaignoient, meshaigneient, meshaignoent, meshaignievent
preterite meshaignai meshaignas meshaigna meshaignames meshaignastes meshaignierent
future meshaignerai meshaigneras meshaignera meshaignerons meshaigneroiz, meshaignereiz, meshaignerez meshaigneront
conditional meshaigneroie, meshaignereie meshaigneroies, meshaignereies meshaigneroit, meshaignereit meshaigneriiens, meshaigneriens meshaigneriiez, meshaigneriez meshaigneroient, meshaignereient
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 meshaing meshainz meshaint meshaignons meshaigniez meshaignent
imperfect meshaignasse meshaignasses meshaignast meshaignissons, meshaignissiens meshaignissoiz, meshaignissez, meshaignissiez meshaignassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— meshaigne — meshaignons meshaigniez —

Descendants

  • Middle French: mehaignier
  • → Middle English: maymen, mahaymen, maheyme, mayme, mayn, mayne, maynyn, maynhe (Northern)
    • English: maim
    • Middle Scots: mainȝie, menȝe
      • Scots: meingyie (obsolete)
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