covrir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cooperīre, present active infinitive of cooperiō.

Verb

covrir

  1. to cover
    • Si vos pri jo molt del covrir, que nuls nel sace avant de nos. (Tristan, Thomas of Britain, probably 13th century)
      May I ask that you cover it, for that no man know it but us.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem cuevr distinct from the unstressed stem covr, 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 covrir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive covrir avoir covert, covri
gerund en covrant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle covrant
past participle covert, covri
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present cuevre cuevres cuevre covrons covrez cuevrent
imperfect covroie, covreie covroies, covreies covroit, covreit covriiens, covriens covriiez, covriez covroient, covreient
preterite covri covris covri covrimes covristes covrirent
future covrerai covreras covrera covrerons covreroiz, covrereiz, covrerez covreront
conditional covreroie, covrereie covreroies, covrereies covreroit, covrereit covreriiens, covreriens covreriiez, covreriez covreroient, covrereient
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 cuevre cuevres cuevre covrons covrez cuevrent
imperfect covrisse covrisses covrist covrissons, covrissiens covrissoiz, covrissez, covrissiez covrissent
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 –
— cuevre — covrons covrez —

Descendants

References
  • “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 152
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