nagier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduced form of Latin navigāre, present active infinitive of navigō. Compare also noer (“to swim”).

Verb

nagier

  1. (of a boat) to sail; to cross water
    • circa 1120, Philippe de Taon, Bestiaire, line 674:
      E l'aneme est notuner, e la nef cors que dait nager
  2. to sail (to guide a watercraft)
  3. (of a person) to swim

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. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of nagier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive nagier avoir nagié
gerund en najant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle najant
past participle nagié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present nage nages nage najons nagiez nagent
imperfect najoie, nageie, najoe, nagieve najoies, nageies, najoes, nagieves najoit, nageit, najot, nagieve nagiiens, nagiens nagiiez, nagiez najoient, nageient, najoent, nagievent
preterite najai najas naja najames najastes nagierent
future nagerai nageras nagera nagerons nageroiz, nagereiz, nagerez nageront
conditional nageroie, nagereie nageroies, nagereies nageroit, nagereit nageriiens, nageriens nageriiez, nageriez nageroient, nagereient
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 nage nages nage najons nagiez nagent
imperfect najasse najasses najast nagissons, nagissiens nagissoiz, nagissez, nagissiez najassent
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 –
— nage — najons nagiez —

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