sechier

Old French

Alternative forms

• secher

Etymology

From Latin siccāre, present active infinitive of siccō.

Verb

sechier

1. (transitive) to dry (make dry)

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		sechier			avoir sechié
gerund		en sechant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		sechant
past participle		sechié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	seche	seches	seche	sechons	sechiez	sechent
	imperfect	sechoie, secheie, sechoe, sechieve	sechoies, secheies, sechoes, sechieves	sechoit, secheit, sechot, sechieve	sechiiens, sechiens	sechiiez, sechiez	sechoient, secheient, sechoent, sechievent
	preterite	sechai	sechas	secha	sechames	sechastes	sechierent
	future	secherai	secheras	sechera	secherons	secheroiz, sechereiz, secherez	secheront
	conditional	secheroie, sechereie	secheroies, sechereies	secheroit, sechereit	secheriiens, secheriens	secheriiez, secheriez	secheroient, sechereient
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	seche	seches	seche	sechons	sechiez	sechent
	imperfect	sechasse	sechasses	sechast	sechissons, sechissiens	sechissoiz, sechissez, sechissiez	sechassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	seche	—	sechons	sechiez	—

Related terms

• sec

Descendants

• French: sécher