bailler

See also: bâiller

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bailler, from Old French bailler, baillier, from Latin bajulāre, baiulāre, present active infinitive of baiulō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.je/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: baillai, baillé, baillée, baillées, baillés, baillez (general), bâillai, bâillé, bâillée, bâillées, bâiller, bâillés, bâillez (some speakers)

Verb

bailler

1. (obsolete) to give
2. to lend
3. to rent, lease

Conjugation

Conjugation of bailler (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	bailler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	baillant /ba.jɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		baillé /ba.je/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	baille /baj/	bailles /baj/	baille /baj/	baillons /ba.jɔ̃/	baillez /ba.je/	baillent /baj/
	imperfect	baillais /ba.jɛ/	baillais /ba.jɛ/	baillait /ba.jɛ/	baillions /baj.jɔ̃/	bailliez /baj.je/	baillaient /ba.jɛ/
	past historic2	baillai /ba.je/	baillas /ba.ja/	bailla /ba.ja/	baillâmes /ba.jam/	baillâtes /ba.jat/	baillèrent /ba.jɛʁ/
	future	baillerai /baj.ʁe/	bailleras /baj.ʁa/	baillera /baj.ʁa/	baillerons /baj.ʁɔ̃/	baillerez /baj.ʁe/	bailleront /baj.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	baillerais /baj.ʁɛ/	baillerais /baj.ʁɛ/	baillerait /baj.ʁɛ/	baillerions /ba.jə.ʁjɔ̃/	bailleriez /ba.jə.ʁje/	bailleraient /baj.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	baille /baj/	bailles /baj/	baille /baj/	baillions /baj.jɔ̃/	bailliez /baj.je/	baillent /baj/
	imperfect2	baillasse /ba.jas/	baillasses /ba.jas/	baillât /ba.ja/	baillassions /ba.ja.sjɔ̃/	baillassiez /ba.ja.sje/	baillassent /ba.jas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	baille /baj/	—	baillons /ba.jɔ̃/	baillez /ba.je/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Related terms

• bailli

Further reading

• “bailler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French baillier.

Verb

bailler

1. to bail (someone into someone else's custody)
2. (by extension) to entrust (something to someone)
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac:

     quant il les eut faictes si les scella & les bailla a la damoiselle pour porter l'andemain a court

     when he had written them [the letters] he then sealed them and entrusted them to the lady to take them tomorrow to the court

Descendants

• French: bailler

Etymology 2

see baailler.

Verb

bailler

1. Alternative form of baailler (“to yawn”)

Conjugation

• Same conjugation for both etymologies.

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of bailler

infinitive	simple	bailler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	baillant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		baillé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	baille	bailles	baille	baillons	baillez	baillent
	imperfect	baillois, bailloys	baillois, bailloys	bailloit, bailloyt	baillions, baillyons	bailliez, baillyez	bailloient, bailloyent
	past historic	bailla	baillas	bailla	baillasmes	baillastes	baillerent
	future	baillerai, bailleray	bailleras	baillera	baillerons	baillerez	bailleront
	conditional	baillerois, bailleroys	baillerois, bailleroys	bailleroit, bailleroyt	baillerions, bailleryons	bailleriez, bailleryez	bailleroient, bailleroyent
(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	baille	bailles	baille	baillons	baillez	baillent
	imperfect	baillasse	baillasses	baillast	baillassions	baillassiez	baillassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	baille	—	baillons	baillez	—
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).

References

• bailler on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Verb

bailler

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of baillier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. 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
gerund		en baillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		baillant
past participle		baillé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	bail	bailles	baille	baillons	baillez	baillent
	imperfect	bailloie, bailleie, bailloe, bailleve	bailloies, bailleies, bailloes, bailleves	bailloit, bailleit, baillot, bailleve	bailliiens, bailliens	bailliiez, bailliez	bailloient, bailleient, bailloent, baillevent
	preterite	baillai	baillas	bailla	baillames	baillastes	baillerent
	future	baillerai	bailleras	baillera	baillerons	bailleroiz, baillereiz, baillerez	bailleront
	conditional	bailleroie, baillereie	bailleroies, baillereies	bailleroit, baillereit	bailleriiens, bailleriens	bailleriiez, bailleriez	bailleroient, baillereient
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	bail	bauz	baut	baillons	baillez	baillent
	imperfect	baillasse	baillasses	baillast	baillissons, baillissiens	baillissoiz, baillissez, baillissiez	baillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	baille	—	baillons	baillez	—