gesir

See also: gésir

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French gesir.

Verb

gesir

  1. to lie down
  2. to lay with (have sex)

Descendants
  • French: gésir

References
  • gesir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iacēre.

Verb

gesir

  1. (intransitive) to lie down (horizontally)
  2. (by extension) to rest, to take rest

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 gesir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive gesir avoir geü
gerund en gisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle gisant
past participle geü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present gis gis gist gisons gisiez gisent
imperfect gisoie, giseie gisoies, giseies gisoit, giseit gisiiens, gisiens gisiiez, gisiez gisoient, giseient
preterite jui geüs jut geümes geüstes jurent
future gerrai, girrai gerras, girras gerra, girra gerrons, girrons gerroiz, gerreiz, gerrez, girroiz, girreiz, girrez gerront, girront
conditional gerroie, gerreie, girroie, girreie gerroies, gerreies, girroies, girreies gerroit, gerreit, girroit, girreit gerriiens, gerriens, girriiens, girriens gerriiez, gerriez, girriiez, girriez gerroient, gerreient, girroient, girreient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present gise gises gise gisiens, gisons gisiez gisent
imperfect geüsse geüsses geüst geüssons, geüssiens geüssoiz, geüssez, geüssiez geüssent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— gis — gisons gisiez —

Descendants
  • Middle French: gesir
  • English: gist (from the third person singular present)
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