plaidier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

plait + -ier, or corresponding to a Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *placitare, from Latin placitum.

Verb

plaidier

  1. to implore; to beg

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. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: plead
  • Middle French: plaider
  • Norman: pliaidgi
  • Romansch: pledar
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