cachier

Old French

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *coacticāre, present active infinitive of *coacticō, from Latin coactō.

Alternative forms

Verb

cachier

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hide
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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

Etymology 2

See chacier.

Verb

cachier

  1. (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of chacier (to chase)

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle English: cacchen

Picard

Etymology

From cachier, a northern variant of Old French chacier, from Late Latin captiō, captiāre (capture), from Latin captō, captāre.

Verb

cachier

  1. to hunt
    Quand-jou qu’ch’est qu’os irez cachier ?
    When will you hunt?

Conjugation

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