engraignier

Old French

Etymology

en- +‎ -graign- +‎ -ier. -graign- is the stem of graignor, the superlative of grant (“big, large”).

Verb

engraignier

1. to increase; to make bigger.

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 *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		engraignier			avoir engraignié
gerund		en engraignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		engraignant
past participle		engraignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	engraing	engraignes	engraigne	engraignons	engraigniez	engraignent
	imperfect	engraignoie, engraigneie, engraignoe, engraignieve	engraignoies, engraigneies, engraignoes, engraignieves	engraignoit, engraigneit, engraignot, engraignieve	engraigniiens, engraigniens	engraigniiez, engraigniez	engraignoient, engraigneient, engraignoent, engraignievent
	preterite	engraignai	engraignas	engraigna	engraignames	engraignastes	engraignierent
	future	engraignerai	engraigneras	engraignera	engraignerons	engraigneroiz, engraignereiz, engraignerez	engraigneront
	conditional	engraigneroie, engraignereie	engraigneroies, engraignereies	engraigneroit, engraignereit	engraigneriiens, engraigneriens	engraigneriiez, engraigneriez	engraigneroient, engraignereient
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	engraing	engrainz	engraint	engraignons	engraigniez	engraignent
	imperfect	engraignasse	engraignasses	engraignast	engraignissons, engraignissiens	engraignissoiz, engraignissez, engraignissiez	engraignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	engraigne	—	engraignons	engraigniez	—