veir

See also: véir

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French vair, from Latin varius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯r/

Noun

veir (plural veyres)

  1. vair (the fur of a squirrel)
  2. vair clothing

Descendants

References

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French vëoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know; see”).

Verb

veir

  1. (Guernsey) to see

Old French

Verb

veir

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative infinitive of veoir

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem voi distinct from the unstressed stem ve, 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 veir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive veir avoir veü, vis
gerund en veant, voiant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle veant, voiant
past participle veü, vis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present voi voiz voit veons veez voient
imperfect veoie, veeie veoies, veeies veoit, veeit veïiens, veïens veïiez, veïez veoient, veeient
preterite vi veïs vit veïmes veïstes virent
future verai veras vera verons veroiz, vereiz, verez veront
conditional veroie, vereie veroies, vereies veroit, vereit veriiens, veriens veriiez, veriez veroient, vereient
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 voie voies voie veons, voiiens, voions veez, voiiez voient
imperfect veïsse veïsses veïst veïssons, veïssiens veïssoiz, veïssez, veïssiez veïssent
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 –
— voi — veons veez, vez —

Noun

veir m (oblique plural veirs, nominative singular veirs, nominative plural veir)

  1. Alternative form of vair (fur of a squirrel)

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin videō, vidēre.

Verb

veir

  1. (Surmiran) to look
  2. (Surmiran) to see
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