taisir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tacēre, present active infinitive of taceō (for identical phonetic evolution[1], see Modern French plaisir, loisir, gésir, and Old French nuisir, luisir). It was eventually displaced by the analogical form taire (see also the similar analogical forms plaire, nuire, luire).

Verb

taisir

  1. (transitive and intransitive) to shut up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of taisir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive taisir avoir teü
gerund en taisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle taisant
past participle teü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present taz, tais tais taist taisons taisiez taisent
imperfect taisoie, taiseie taisoies, taiseies taisoit, taiseit taisiiens, taisiens taisiiez, taisiez taisoient, taiseient
preterite toi teüs tot teümes teüstes torent
future tairai tairas taira tairons tairoiz, taireiz, tairez tairont
conditional tairoie, taireie tairoies, taireies tairoit, taireit tairiiens, tairiens tairiiez, tairiez tairoient, taireient
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 tace, taise taces, taises tace, taise taciens, taçons, taisiens, taisons taciez, taisiez tacent, taisent
imperfect teüsse teüsses teüst teüssons, teüssiens teüssoiz, teüssez, teüssiez teüssent
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 –
— tais — taisons taisiez —

Descendants
  • Middle French: taire (through the form taire)

References
  1. Diachronic Studies in Lexicology, Affixation, Phonology
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