chevauchier

Middle French

Alternative forms

• chevaucher

Etymology

From Old French chevauchier.

Verb

chevauchier

1. to mount a horse
2. to ride a horse
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 71:

     Lancelot qui fut entré en la forest chevaucha tout le iour sans boire & sans menger

     Lancelot, who entered in to the forest, rode the entire day without drinking or eating

3. to navigate (something) on horseback
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 32:

     en chevauchant ung moult estroit sentier

     while navigating a very narrow path on horseback

Conjugation

• As parler except the additional i in the infinitive does not appear in many forms.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of chevauchier

infinitive	simple	chevauchier
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	chevauchant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		chevauchié
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	chevauche	chevauches	chevauche	chevauchions	chevauchiez	chevauchent
	imperfect	chevauchois, chevauchoys	chevauchois, chevauchoys	chevauchoit, chevauchoyt	chevauchions, chevauchyons	chevauchiez, chevauchyez	chevauchoient, chevauchoyent
	past historic	chevaucha	chevauchas	chevaucha	chevauchasmes	chevauchastes	chevauchierent
	future	chevauchierai, chevauchieray	chevauchieras	chevauchiera	chevauchierons	chevauchierez	chevauchieront
	conditional	chevauchierois, chevauchieroys	chevauchierois, chevauchieroys	chevauchieroit, chevauchieroyt	chevauchierions, chevauchieryons	chevauchieriez, chevauchieryez	chevauchieroient, chevauchieroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	chevauche	chevauches	chevauche	chevauchions	chevauchiez	chevauchent
	imperfect	chevauchasse	chevauchasses	chevauchast	chevauchassions	chevauchassiez	chevauchassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	chevauche	—	chevauchions	chevauchiez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: chevaucher

Old French

Alternative forms

• kevalkier (northern)
• chevalchier, chevalcher, chevalcer

Etymology

From Late Latin caballicāre, from Latin caballus (“nag, jade”).

Verb

chevauchier

1. to mount a horse
2. to ride on horseback, usually for the purpose of raiding and pillaging

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. 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.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		chevauchier			avoir chevauchié
gerund		en chevauchant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		chevauchant
past participle		chevauchié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	chevauche	chevauches	chevauche	chevauchons	chevauchiez	chevauchent
	imperfect	chevauchoie, chevaucheie, chevauchoe, chevauchieve	chevauchoies, chevaucheies, chevauchoes, chevauchieves	chevauchoit, chevaucheit, chevauchot, chevauchieve	chevauchiiens, chevauchiens	chevauchiiez, chevauchiez	chevauchoient, chevaucheient, chevauchoent, chevauchievent
	preterite	chevauchai	chevauchas	chevaucha	chevauchames	chevauchastes	chevauchierent
	future	chevaucherai	chevaucheras	chevauchera	chevaucherons	chevaucheroiz, chevauchereiz, chevaucherez	chevaucheront
	conditional	chevaucheroie, chevauchereie	chevaucheroies, chevauchereies	chevaucheroit, chevauchereit	chevaucheriiens, chevaucheriens	chevaucheriiez, chevaucheriez	chevaucheroient, chevauchereient
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	chevauche	chevauches	chevauche	chevauchons	chevauchiez	chevauchent
	imperfect	chevauchasse	chevauchasses	chevauchast	chevauchissons, chevauchissiens	chevauchissoiz, chevauchissez, chevauchissiez	chevauchassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	chevauche	—	chevauchons	chevauchiez	—

Related terms

• deschevalchier
• enchevalchier

Descendants

• Middle French: chevauchier
  • French: chevaucher
• Norman: quevauquier
• Picard: cvaukier