delaier

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Probably from de- +‎ laiier, or from a Romanization of the prefix from Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌽 (bileiban), from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (compare German bleiben, Dutch blijven).

    Verb

    delaier

    1. (Anglo-Norman) to hesitate; to wait

    Usage notes

    • usually used in the set phrase sanz delaier (without hesitation)

    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 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 delaier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
    simple compound
    infinitive delaier avoir delaiié
    gerund en delaiant gerund of avoir + past participle
    present participle delaiant
    past participle delaiié
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative jo tu il nos vos il
    simple
    tenses     		present delai delaies, delais delaie, delait delaions delaiiez delaient
    imperfect delaioie, delaieie, delaioe, delaiieve delaioies, delaieies, delaioes, delaiieves delaioit, delaieit, delaiot, delaiieve delaiiiens, delaiiens delaiiiez, delaiiez delaioient, delaieient, delaioent, delaiievent
    preterite delaiai delaias delaia delaiames delaiastes delaiierent
    future delairai, delerrai delairas, delerras delaira, delerra delairons, delerrons delairoiz, delaireiz, delairez, delerroiz, delerreiz, delerrez delairont, delerront
    conditional delairoie, delaireie, delerroie, delerreie delairoies, delaireies, delerroies, delerreies delairoit, delaireit, delerroit, delerreit delairiiens, delairiens, delerriiens, delerriens delairiiez, delairiez, delerriiez, delerriez delairoient, delaireient, delerroient, delerreient
    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 delai delais delait, delaie delaions delaiiez delaient
    imperfect delaiasse delaiasses delaiast delaiissons, delaiissiens delaiissoiz, delaiissez, delaiissiez delaiassent
    compound
    tenses     		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nos vos –
    — delai, delaie — delaions delaiiez —
    • delai

    Descendants

    • ⇒ Old French: delai, delaie (noun)
      • Middle French: delai
    • → Italian: dilaiare
    • ⇒ Middle English: delaien
    • ⇒ Middle English: dalyen
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