Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

a- +‎ tire +‎ -ier.

Verb edit

atirier

  1. to arrange; to put into order
  2. to equip; to prepare
  3. to dress; to adorn; to decorate
    • 12th century CE, Thomas de Kent, Roman de toute chevalerie [Novel of all chivalry], translation of Alexander romance; republished as B. Foster, with the assistance of I. Short, editor, The Anglo-Norman 'Alexander'​, London: Anglo-Norman Text Society, 1976, ANTS 29-31 (1976), and 32-33 (1977):
      La citee richement fesoit atirer
      He richly decorated the city

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

Descendants edit

  • English: attire
  • French: attirer

References edit