afier

Old French

Alternative forms

• affier

Etymology

Latin affidāre, present active infinitive of affidō.

Verb

afier

1. to promise; to swear
   • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 156, line 1837:

     sa fei lealment li afie

     he loyally pledges his allegiance to him

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		afier			avoir afïé
gerund		en afiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		afiant
past participle		afïé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	afi	afïes	afïe	afions	afïez	afïent
	imperfect	afioie, afïeie, afioe, afïeve	afioies, afïeies, afioes, afïeves	afioit, afïeit, afiot, afïeve	afiiiens, afiiens	afiiiez, afiiez	afioient, afïeient, afioent, afïevent
	preterite	afiai	afias	afia	afiames	afiastes	afïerent
	future	afïerai	afïeras	afïera	afïerons	afïeroiz, afïereiz, afïerez	afïeront
	conditional	afïeroie, afïereie	afïeroies, afïereies	afïeroit, afïereit	afïeriiens, afïeriens	afïeriiez, afïeriez	afïeroient, afïereient
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	afi	afis	afit	afions	afïez	afïent
	imperfect	afiasse	afiasses	afiast	afiissons, afiissiens	afiissoiz, afiissez, afiissiez	afiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	afïe	—	afions	afïez	—

Synonyms

• jurer

Descendants

• → English: affy
• Middle French: affier

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (afier)