pryer

See also: Pryer

English

Alternative forms

• prier

Etymology

From pry +‎ -er.

Noun

pryer (plural pryers)

1. A person who pries; a pry.

Anagrams

• Perry, perry

Middle French

Etymology

Old French proier, from Latin predico.

Verb

pryer

1. to pray

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of pryer

infinitive	simple	pryer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	pryant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		pryé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	prye	pryes	prye	pryons	pryez	pryent
	imperfect	pryois, pryoys	pryois, pryoys	pryoit, pryoyt	pryions, pryyons	pryiez, pryyez	pryoient, pryoyent
	past historic	prya	pryas	prya	pryasmes	pryastes	pryerent
	future	pryerai, pryeray	pryeras	pryera	pryerons	pryerez	pryeront
	conditional	pryerois, pryeroys	pryerois, pryeroys	pryeroit, pryeroyt	pryerions, pryeryons	pryeriez, pryeryez	pryeroient, pryeroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	prye	pryes	prye	pryons	pryez	pryent
	imperfect	pryasse	pryasses	pryast	pryassions	pryassiez	pryassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	prye	—	pryons	pryez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: prier