cuidier

Old French

Alternative forms

• cuider, kuider, quider, quidier

Etymology

From Latin cōgitāre, present active infinitive of cōgitō (“I think”). Compare Spanish cuidar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyi̯ˈdjeːɾ/

Verb

cuidier

1. to think; to consider; to reflect
2. to pay attention
3. to watch out; to be vigilant
4. to presume; to claim
5. to think; to believe
   • c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     Mes qui l’apele il ne le sot :
     Fantosme cuide que ce soit.

     But he did not know who was calling him
     He thought that it was a ghost

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 *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		cuidier			avoir cuidié
gerund		en cuidant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		cuidant
past participle		cuidié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	cuit	cuides	cuide	cuidons	cuidiez	cuident
	imperfect	cuidoie, cuideie, cuidoe, cuidieve	cuidoies, cuideies, cuidoes, cuidieves	cuidoit, cuideit, cuidot, cuidieve	cuidiiens, cuidiens	cuidiiez, cuidiez	cuidoient, cuideient, cuidoent, cuidievent
	preterite	cuidai	cuidas	cuida	cuidames	cuidastes	cuidierent
	future	cuiderai	cuideras	cuidera	cuiderons	cuideroiz, cuidereiz, cuiderez	cuideront
	conditional	cuideroie, cuidereie	cuideroies, cuidereies	cuideroit, cuidereit	cuideriiens, cuideriens	cuideriiez, cuideriez	cuideroient, cuidereient
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	cuit	cuiz	cuit	cuidons	cuidiez	cuident
	imperfect	cuidasse	cuidasses	cuidast	cuidissons, cuidissiens	cuidissoiz, cuidissez, cuidissiez	cuidassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	cuide	—	cuidons	cuidiez	—

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cuidable
• cuidement
• cuidemment
• cuideor

Descendants

• Bourguignon: cueudai
• Lorrain: cueuder
• French: cuider