araisnier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- +‎ raison +‎ -ier, or from Vulgar Latin *adratiōnāre.

Verb

araisnier

  1. to address (someone); to speak to (someone)

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. This verb has a stressed present stem araison distinct from the unstressed stem araisn. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Bourguignon: airâgner, erragner, èraigner
  • Middle French: araisonner, arraisonner (either influenced by raison or from the tonic stem araison-)
  • Walloon: arinner
  • Middle English: areynen, a-rene, areyne, arrayne
  • Medieval Latin: arēnō, arrēnō
  • Medieval Latin: arratiōnō (partial calque)

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