abregier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin abbreviāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [abrəˈdʒjeːr]

Verb

abregier

  1. (transitive) To shorten; to make shorter
    1. To abridge; to shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense
      • 1922, Rober de Gretham, Étude sur Le miroir; ou Les évangiles des domnées de Robert de Gretham, suivie d'extraits inédits‎, OL 12268630W, page 108:
        Dame, ne vus esmerveilliez / Que les lesçuns ai abrigez
        (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of abregier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive abregier avoir abregïé
gerund en abregiant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle abregiant
past participle abregïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present abregi abregïes abregïe abregions abregïez abregïent
imperfect abregioie, abregïeie, abregioe, abregïeve abregioies, abregïeies, abregioes, abregïeves abregioit, abregïeit, abregiot, abregïeve abregiiiens, abregiiens abregiiiez, abregiiez abregioient, abregïeient, abregioent, abregïevent
preterite abregiai abregias abregia abregiames abregiastes abregïerent
future abregïerai abregïeras abregïera abregïerons abregïeroiz, abregïereiz, abregïerez abregïeront
conditional abregïeroie, abregïereie abregïeroies, abregïereies abregïeroit, abregïereit abregïeriiens, abregïeriens abregïeriiez, abregïeriez abregïeroient, abregïereient
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 abregi abregis abregit abregions abregïez abregïent
imperfect abregiasse abregiasses abregiast abregiissons, abregiissiens abregiissoiz, abregiissez, abregiissiez abregiassent
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 –
— abregïe — abregions abregïez —

Descendants
  • French: abréger
  • → Middle English: abreggen
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