bailler

Old French

Alternative forms

• baillier
• bailer

Etymology

Latin bāiulō.

Verb

bailler

1. to deliver, hand over, give
2. to lend, lease
3. to govern, administer
4. to bear, handle (weapons etc.)
5. to use, treat
6. to accept, to take; to capture

Conjugation

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

   Conjugation of bailler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		bailler			avoir baillé, baillez
gerund		en baillant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		baillant
past participle		baillé, baillez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	baille	bailles	baille	baillons	baillez, baillés	baillent
	imperfect	bailloe, bailleie, bailloie	bailloes, bailleies, bailloies	baillot, bailleit, bailloit	baillions, bailliions	bailliez, bailliiez	bailloent, baillient, bailloient
	past historic	bailla	baillas	bailla	baillames	baillastes	baillerent
	future	baillerai	bailleras	baillera	baillerons	baillerez, baillereiz	bailleront
	conditional	bailleroe, baillereie, bailleroie	bailleroes, baillereied, bailleroied	baillerot, baillereie, bailleroie	baillerions, bailleriions	bailleriez, bailleriiez	bailleroent, baillereient, bailleroient
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 jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	baille	bailles	baille	baillons	baillez	baillent
	imperfect	baillasse	baillasses	baillast	baillissons	baillissez, baillissiez	baillassent
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, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	baille	—	baillons	baillez	—