covrir
Old French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editcovrir
- to cover
- Si vos pri jo molt del covrir, que nuls nel sace avant de nos. (Tristan, Thomas of Britain, probably 13th century)
- May I ask that you cover it, for that no man know it but us.
- Si vos pri jo molt del covrir, que nuls nel sace avant de nos. (Tristan, Thomas of Britain, probably 13th century)
Conjugation
editThis verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem cuevr distinct from the unstressed stem covr, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of covrir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | covrir | avoir covert, covri | |||||
gerund | en covrant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | covrant | ||||||
past participle | covert, covri | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | cuevre | cuevres | cuevre | covrons | covrez | cuevrent |
imperfect | covroie, covreie | covroies, covreies | covroit, covreit | covriiens, covriens | covriiez, covriez | covroient, covreient | |
preterite | covri | covris | covri | covrimes | covristes | covrirent | |
future | covrerai | covreras | covrera | covrerons | covreroiz, covrereiz, covrerez | covreront | |
conditional | covreroie, covrereie | covreroies, covrereies | covreroit, covrereit | covreriiens, covreriens | covreriiez, covreriez | covreroient, covrereient | |
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 | cuevre | cuevres | cuevre | covrons | covrez | cuevrent |
imperfect | covrisse | covrisses | covrist | covrissons, covrissiens | covrissoiz, covrissez, covrissiez | covrissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | cuevre | — | covrons | covrez | — |
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 152
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