baptisier

Old French

Alternative forms

• baptizer
• bauptizer

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin baptīzāre, present active infinitive of baptīzō, from Ancient Greek βαπτῑ́ζω (baptī́zō) "I immerse, baptize". Replaced the inherited Old French baptoier.

Verb

baptisier

1. to baptize

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 *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		baptisier			avoir baptisié
gerund		en baptisant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		baptisant
past participle		baptisié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	baptis	baptises	baptise	baptisons	baptisiez	baptisent
	imperfect	baptisoie, baptiseie, baptisoe, baptisieve	baptisoies, baptiseies, baptisoes, baptisieves	baptisoit, baptiseit, baptisot, baptisieve	baptisiiens, baptisiens	baptisiiez, baptisiez	baptisoient, baptiseient, baptisoent, baptisievent
	preterite	baptisai	baptisas	baptisa	baptisames	baptisastes	baptisierent
	future	baptiserai	baptiseras	baptisera	baptiserons	baptiseroiz, baptisereiz, baptiserez	baptiseront
	conditional	baptiseroie, baptisereie	baptiseroies, baptisereies	baptiseroit, baptisereit	baptiseriiens, baptiseriens	baptiseriiez, baptiseriez	baptiseroient, baptisereient
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	baptis	baptis	baptist	baptisons	baptisiez	baptisent
	imperfect	baptisasse	baptisasses	baptisast	baptisissons, baptisissiens	baptisissoiz, baptisissez, baptisissiez	baptisassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	baptise	—	baptisons	baptisiez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: baptiser, baptizer
  • French: baptiser
    • → Franco-Provençal: baptisiér
• Jersey Norman: bâptîsi
• → Middle English: baptisen, baptis, baptise, baptisi, baptize, baptizen
  • English: baptize, baptise
  • Scots: bapteese