alegier

Old French

Etymology

Latin allevio.

Verb

alegier

1. (transitive) to acquit (of a crime, etc.)
2. (transitive) to remove, to get rid of
3. (transitive) to lessen; to diminish

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. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		alegier			avoir alegié
gerund		en alejant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		alejant
past participle		alegié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	alege	aleges	alege	alejons	alegiez	alegent
	imperfect	alejoie, alegeie, alejoe, alegieve	alejoies, alegeies, alejoes, alegieves	alejoit, alegeit, alejot, alegieve	alegiiens, alegiens	alegiiez, alegiez	alejoient, alegeient, alejoent, alegievent
	preterite	alejai	alejas	aleja	alejames	alejastes	alegierent
	future	alegerai	alegeras	alegera	alegerons	alegeroiz, alegereiz, alegerez	alegeront
	conditional	alegeroie, alegereie	alegeroies, alegereies	alegeroit, alegereit	alegeriiens, alegeriens	alegeriiez, alegeriez	alegeroient, alegereient
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	alege	aleges	alege	alejons	alegiez	alegent
	imperfect	alejasse	alejasses	alejast	alegissons, alegissiens	alegissoiz, alegissez, alegissiez	alejassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	alege	—	alejons	alegiez	—

Descendants

• English: allege, alegge
• French: alléger

References

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