Old French edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Vulgar Latin *coacticāre, from Latin coactāre.

Alternative forms edit

Verb edit

cachier

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hide
Conjugation edit

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit
  • French: cacher
    • French: cache
      • English: cache (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2 edit

See chacier.

Verb edit

cachier

  1. (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of chacier (to chase)
Conjugation edit

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants edit

See chacier.

Picard edit

Etymology edit

From Old French cachier, a northern variant of chacier, from Late Latin captiāre (capture), modification of earlier Latin captāre.

Verb edit

cachier

  1. to hunt
    Quand-jou qu’ch’est qu’os irez cachier ?
    When will you hunt?

Conjugation edit