retaillier

Old French

Etymology

re- +‎ taillier

Verb

retaillier

1. to shape by cutting
2. to circumcise
3. (figuratively, by extension) to diminish; to lessen; to reduce

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 *-aill, *-aills, *-aillt are modified to ail, auz, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of retaillier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		retaillier			avoir retaillié
gerund		en retaillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		retaillant
past participle		retaillié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	retail	retailles	retaille	retaillons	retailliez	retaillent
	imperfect	retailloie, retailleie, retailloe, retaillieve	retailloies, retailleies, retailloes, retaillieves	retailloit, retailleit, retaillot, retaillieve	retailliiens, retailliens	retailliiez, retailliez	retailloient, retailleient, retailloent, retaillievent
	preterite	retaillai	retaillas	retailla	retaillames	retaillastes	retaillierent
	future	retaillerai	retailleras	retaillera	retaillerons	retailleroiz, retaillereiz, retaillerez	retailleront
	conditional	retailleroie, retaillereie	retailleroies, retaillereies	retailleroit, retaillereit	retailleriiens, retailleriens	retailleriiez, retailleriez	retailleroient, retaillereient
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	retail	retauz	retaut	retaillons	retailliez	retaillent
	imperfect	retaillasse	retaillasses	retaillast	retaillissons, retaillissiens	retaillissoiz, retaillissez, retaillissiez	retaillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	retaille	—	retaillons	retailliez	—

Descendants

• → English: retail
• French: retailler

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (retaillier)