meshaignier

Old French

Alternative forms

• mehaingner

Etymology

Of Germanic origin. Equivalent to meshaing (“mutilation, destruction”) +‎ -ier.

Verb

meshaignier

1. to harm; to injure; to destroy

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 meshaignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		meshaignier			avoir meshaignié
gerund		en meshaignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		meshaignant
past participle		meshaignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	meshaing	meshaignes	meshaigne	meshaignons	meshaigniez	meshaignent
	imperfect	meshaignoie, meshaigneie, meshaignoe, meshaignieve	meshaignoies, meshaigneies, meshaignoes, meshaignieves	meshaignoit, meshaigneit, meshaignot, meshaignieve	meshaigniiens, meshaigniens	meshaigniiez, meshaigniez	meshaignoient, meshaigneient, meshaignoent, meshaignievent
	preterite	meshaignai	meshaignas	meshaigna	meshaignames	meshaignastes	meshaignierent
	future	meshaignerai	meshaigneras	meshaignera	meshaignerons	meshaigneroiz, meshaignereiz, meshaignerez	meshaigneront
	conditional	meshaigneroie, meshaignereie	meshaigneroies, meshaignereies	meshaigneroit, meshaignereit	meshaigneriiens, meshaigneriens	meshaigneriiez, meshaigneriez	meshaigneroient, meshaignereient
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	meshaing	meshainz	meshaint	meshaignons	meshaigniez	meshaignent
	imperfect	meshaignasse	meshaignasses	meshaignast	meshaignissons, meshaignissiens	meshaignissoiz, meshaignissez, meshaignissiez	meshaignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	meshaigne	—	meshaignons	meshaigniez	—

Related terms

• meshaing

Descendants

• Middle French: mehaignier
• → Middle English: maymen, mahaymen, maheyme, mayme, mayn, mayne, maynyn; maynhe (Northern)
  • English: maim
  • Middle Scots: mainȝie, menȝe
    • Scots: meingyie (obsolete)