randir

English

Noun

randir (plural randirs)

1. (historical) Alternative form of rhandir

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *randiju (“running, race”), from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan (“to run”), from Proto-Indo-European *ren- (“to rise and sink, bob”). Cognate with Old Dutch rinnan (“to go, run, race”), Old High German rennen (“to run fast, hunt, drive, put in motion”). More at run.

Verb

randir

1. to run; to run quickly or impetuously
2. to gallop

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 randir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		randir			avoir randi
gerund		en randissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		randissant
past participle		randi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	randis	randis	randist	randissons	randissez	randissent
	imperfect	randissoie, randisseie	randissoies, randisseies	randissoit, randisseit	randissiiens, randissiens	randissiiez, randissiez	randissoient, randisseient
	preterite	randi	randis	randi	randimes	randistes	randirent
	future	randirai	randiras	randira	randirons	randiroiz, randireiz, randirez	randiront
	conditional	randiroie, randireie	randiroies, randireies	randiroit, randireit	randiriiens, randiriens	randiriiez, randiriez	randiroient, randireient
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	randisse	randisses	randisse	randissons	randissez	randissent
	imperfect	randisse	randisses	randist	randissons, randissiens	randissoiz, randissez, randissiez	randissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	randis	—	randissons	randissez	—

Related terms

• randon
• randonner

Descendants

• Middle French: randir, raindir
  • Picard: randir
  • Norman: randir

References

• “randir”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022–2025
• “randir”, in DEAF: Dictionnaire Étymologique de l'Ancien Français, Heidelberg: Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1968-.

Old Norse

Noun

randir

1. nominative/accusative plural of rǫnd