raier

From rai +‎ -er.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈje]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [raˈjeɾ]

raier m (plural raiers, feminine raiera, feminine plural raieres)

1. raftsman (a person who steers and/or builds rafts)

• cuer
• davanter

• “raier”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Probably from Latin radiāre.

raier

1. to radiate (move in an outward direction)
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     A fet le sanc vermoil raiier

     [the blow] made the blood spurt out

   • 12^th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:

     Parmi les huis vit la flame raier

     Among the doorways, he saw the flames spread out

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. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• rai

• French: rayer (possibly)