chacier

Old French

Alternative forms

  • chacer (chiefly Anglo-Norman)
  • cachier (chiefly Anglo-Norman or Old Northern French)

Etymology

From Late Latin captiāre, present active infinitive of captiō (I capture), from Latin captō.

Verb

chacier

  1. to hunt, to go hunting

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 *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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