chevir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin capere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəˈviɾ/

Verb

chevir

1. (transitive) to finish, to complete
2. (transitive) to provide
3. (transitive) to maintain, to keep (something) going

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		chevir			avoir chevi
gerund		en chevissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		chevissant
past participle		chevi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	chevis	chevis	chevist	chevissons	chevissez	chevissent
	imperfect	chevissoie, chevisseie	chevissoies, chevisseies	chevissoit, chevisseit	chevissiiens, chevissiens	chevissiiez, chevissiez	chevissoient, chevisseient
	preterite	chevi	chevis	chevi	chevimes	chevistes	chevirent
	future	chevirai	cheviras	chevira	chevirons	cheviroiz, chevireiz, chevirez	cheviront
	conditional	cheviroie, chevireie	cheviroies, chevireies	cheviroit, chevireit	cheviriiens, cheviriens	cheviriiez, cheviriez	cheviroient, chevireient
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	chevisse	chevisses	chevisse	chevissons	chevissez	chevissent
	imperfect	chevisse	chevisses	chevist	chevissons, chevissiens	chevissoiz, chevissez, chevissiez	chevissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	chevis	—	chevissons	chevissez	—

Descendants

• French: chevir
• Norman: quevir
• → English: chieve (obsolete)

References

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