boivre

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier beivre, from Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō.

Verb

boivre

  1. to drink

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem boiv distinct from the unstressed stem bev, 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 boivre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive boivre avoir beü
gerund en bevant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle bevant
past participle beü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present boif bois boit bevons bevez boivent
imperfect bevoie, beveie bevoies, beveies bevoit, beveit beviiens, beviens beviiez, beviez bevoient, beveient
preterite bui beüs but beümes beüstes burent
future bevrai bevras bevra bevrons bevroiz, bevreiz, bevrez bevront
conditional bevroie, bevreie bevroies, bevreies bevroit, bevreit bevriiens, bevriens bevriiez, bevriez bevroient, bevreient
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 boive boives boive bevons bevez boivent
imperfect beüsse beüsses beüst beüssons, beüssiens beüssoiz, beüssez, beüssiez beüssent
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 –
— boif — bevons bevez —

Descendants

Noun

boivre m (oblique plural boivres, nominative singular boivres, nominative plural boivre)

  1. a drink
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 204 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 2645:
      El beivre fud la nostre mort
      In the drink was our death
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