baillier

Norman

Alternative forms

• bailli (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French baillier, from Latin bāiulāre, present active infinitive of bāiulō (“I carry a burden”), from bāiulus (“one who bears burdens, porter, carrier”).

Verb

baillier

1. (Guernsey) to give

Old French

Alternative forms

• bailer, bailler, ballier

Etymology

Inherited from Latin baiulāre.

Verb

baillier

1. to deliver, hand over, give
2. to lend, lease
3. to govern, administer
4. to bear, wield, handle (weapons etc.)
5. to use, treat
6. to accept, take; to capture

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. 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 baillier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		baillier			avoir baillié
gerund		en baillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		baillant
past participle		baillié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	bail	bailles	baille	baillons	bailliez	baillent
	imperfect	bailloie, bailleie, bailloe, baillieve	bailloies, bailleies, bailloes, baillieves	bailloit, bailleit, baillot, baillieve	bailliiens, bailliens	bailliiez, bailliez	bailloient, bailleient, bailloent, baillievent
	preterite	baillai	baillas	bailla	baillames	baillastes	baillierent
	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	bailliez	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	bailliez	—

Related terms

• bailif / baillif
• baillir

Descendants

• Middle French: bailler
  • French: bailler
• →⇒ Middle English: abaillen

References

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