covenir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin conveniō, convenīre.

Verb

covenir

  1. to suit; to be appropriate
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar
      Sovent baisent et acolent
      Bien lur covienge!
      The often kissed and held each other
      How well it suited them!

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem covien distinct from the unstressed stem coven, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of covenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive covenir avoir covenu
gerund en covenant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle covenant
past participle covenu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present covieng, covien coviens covient covenons covenez covienent
imperfect covenoie, coveneie covenoies, coveneies covenoit, coveneit coveniiens, coveniens coveniiez, coveniez covenoient, coveneient
preterite covin covenis covint covenimes covenistes covindrent, covinrent
future covendrai covendras covendra covendrons covendroiz, covendreiz, covendrez covendront
conditional covendroie, covendreie covendroies, covendreies covendroit, covendreit covendriiens, covendriens covendriiez, covendriez covendroient, covendreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present coviegne coviegnes coviegne coviegniens, coviegnons coviegniez coviegnent
imperfect covenisse covenisses covenist covenissons, covenissiens covenissoiz, covenissez, covenissiez covenissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— covien — covenons covenez —

Descendants
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