reluisir

Old French

Alternative forms

• reluire

Etymology

Latin relūcēre, present active infinitive of relūceō.

Verb

reluisir

1. to shine; especially by reflecting light.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		reluisir			avoir reluit
gerund		en reluisant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		reluisant
past participle		reluit
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	reluis	reluis	reluist, reluit	reluisons	reluisiez	reluisent
	imperfect	reluisoie, reluiseie	reluisoies, reluiseies	reluisoit, reluiseit	reluisiiens, reluisiens	reluisiiez, reluisiez	reluisoient, reluiseient
	preterite	reluisi, reluis	reluisis	reluisi, reluist	reluisimes	reluisistes	reluisirent, reluistrent
	future	reluirai	reluiras	reluira	reluirons	reluiroiz, reluireiz, reluirez	reluiront
	conditional	reluiroie, reluireie	reluiroies, reluireies	reluiroit, reluireit	reluiriiens, reluiriens	reluiriiez, reluiriez	reluiroient, reluireient
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	reluise	reluises	reluise	reluisiens, reluisons	reluisiez	reluisent
	imperfect	reluisisse	reluisisses	reluisist	reluisissons, reluisissiens	reluisissoiz, reluisissez, reluisissiez	reluisissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	reluis	—	reluisons	reluisiez	—

Related terms

• luisir

Descendants

• French: reluire
• Norman: relîser

Further reading

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (reluisir)