retaillier

Old French

Etymology

Verb

retaillier

to shape by cutting
to circumcise
(figuratively, by extension) to diminish; to lessen; to reduce

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		retaillier			avoir retaillié
gerund		en retaillant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		retaillant
past participle		retaillié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	retail	retailles	retaille	retaillons	retailliez	retaillent
	imperfect	retailloie, retailleie, retailloe, retaillieve	retailloies, retailleies, retailloes, retaillieves	retailloit, retailleit, retaillot, retaillieve	retailliiens, retailliens	retailliiez, retailliez	retailloient, retailleient, retailloent, retaillievent
	preterite	retaillai	retaillas	retailla	retaillames	retaillastes	retaillierent
	future	retaillerai	retailleras	retaillera	retaillerons	retailleroiz, retaillereiz, retaillerez	retailleront
	conditional	retailleroie, retaillereie	retailleroies, retaillereies	retailleroit, retaillereit	retailleriiens, retailleriens	retailleriiez, retailleriez	retailleroient, retaillereient
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	retail	retauz	retaut	retaillons	retailliez	retaillent
simple tenses	imperfect	retaillasse	retaillasses	retaillast	retaillissons, retaillissiens	retaillissoiz, retaillissez, retaillissiez	retaillassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	retaille	—	retaillons	retailliez	—

Descendants

English: retail (borrowed)
French: retailler

References

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

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