barater

Old French

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Ancient Greek πράσσω (prássō, “manage, do, perform”), with influence from Old Norse barátta (“contest”)[1][2]. Or, possibly via Vulgar Latin *būrattāre from Celtic; see Irish brath (“treachery”).[3]

Verb

barater

  1. to trick; to cheat; to swindle
  2. to barter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of barater (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive barater avoir baraté
gerund en baratant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle baratant
past participle baraté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present barat barates barate baratons baratez baratent
imperfect baratoie, barateie, baratoe, barateve baratoies, barateies, baratoes, barateves baratoit, barateit, baratot, barateve baratiiens, baratiens baratiiez, baratiez baratoient, barateient, baratoent, baratevent
preterite baratai baratas barata baratames baratastes baraterent
future baraterai barateras baratera baraterons barateroiz, baratereiz, baraterez barateront
conditional barateroie, baratereie barateroies, baratereies barateroit, baratereit barateriiens, barateriens barateriiez, barateriez barateroient, baratereient
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 barat baraz barat baratons baratez baratent
imperfect baratasse baratasses baratast baratissons, baratissiens baratissoiz, baratissez, baratissiez baratassent
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 –
— barate — baratons baratez —

Descendants

References
  1. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989
  2. von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “prattein”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 90, page 330
  3. Hindley, Alan, Frederick W. Langley, Brian J. Levy, Old French-English Dictionary, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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