oïr

See also: oir, OIr, oír, óir, óír, òir, -oir, and -óir

Norman

Etymology

From Old French oir, from Latin audire (“to hear”).

Verb

oïr

1. (continental) to hear

Old French

Verb

oïr

1. alternative spelling of oir

Usage notes

• Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 oïr (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		oïr			avoir oï
gerund		en oant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		oant
past participle		oï
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	oi	oz	ot	oons	oez	oent
	imperfect	ooie, oeie	ooies, oeies	ooit, oeit	oïiens, oïens	oïiez, oïez	ooient, oeient
	preterite	oï	oïs	oï	oïmes	oïstes	oïrent
	future	orrai, orai	orras, oras	orra, ora	orrons, orons	orroiz, orreiz, orrez, oroiz, oreiz, orez	orront, oront
	conditional	orroie, orreie, oroie, oreie	orroies, orreies, oroies, oreies	orroit, orreit, oroit, oreit	orriiens, orriens, oriiens, oriens	orriiez, orriez, oriiez, oriez	orroient, orreient, oroient, oreient
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	oie	oies	oie	oiiens, oions	oiiez	oient
	imperfect	oïsse	oïsses	oïst	oïssons, oïssiens	oïssoiz, oïssez, oïssiez	oïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	o, oz, oi	—	oons	oez	—