Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin sanguināre, present active infinitive of sanguinō.

Verb

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saignier

  1. (intransitive) to bleed (lose blood from the body)
  2. (transitive, medicine) to bleed; to bloodlet (remove blood from someone as a therapeutic procedure)

Conjugation

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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.

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Descendants

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  • French: saigner
  • Norman: sangni
  • Walloon: sonner, singnî