plaidier

Old French

Alternative forms

plaider

Etymology

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

Verb

plaidier

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.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		plaidier			avoir plaidié
gerund		en plaidant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		plaidant
past participle		plaidié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	plait	plaides	plaide	plaidons	plaidiez	plaident
	imperfect	plaidoie, plaideie, plaidoe, plaidieve	plaidoies, plaideies, plaidoes, plaidieves	plaidoit, plaideit, plaidot, plaidieve	plaidiiens, plaidiens	plaidiiez, plaidiez	plaidoient, plaideient, plaidoent, plaidievent
	preterite	plaidai	plaidas	plaida	plaidames	plaidastes	plaidierent
	future	plaiderai	plaideras	plaidera	plaiderons	plaideroiz, plaidereiz, plaiderez	plaideront
	conditional	plaideroie, plaidereie	plaideroies, plaidereies	plaideroit, plaidereit	plaideriiens, plaideriens	plaideriiez, plaideriez	plaideroient, plaidereient
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	plait	plaiz	plait	plaidons	plaidiez	plaident
simple tenses	imperfect	plaidasse	plaidasses	plaidast	plaidissons, plaidissiens	plaidissoiz, plaidissez, plaidissiez	plaidassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	plaide	—	plaidons	plaidiez	—

Descendants

→ English: plead
Middle French: plaider
- French: plaider
Norman: pliaidgi
→ Romansch: pledar