nigier

Old French

Alternative forms

• nichier

Etymology

nige (“nest”) +‎ -ier

Verb

nigier

1. to nest; of a bird, to build a nest

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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		nigier			avoir nigié
gerund		en nijant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		nijant
past participle		nigié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	nige	niges	nige	nijons	nigiez	nigent
	imperfect	nijoie, nigeie, nijoe, nigieve	nijoies, nigeies, nijoes, nigieves	nijoit, nigeit, nijot, nigieve	nigiiens, nigiens	nigiiez, nigiez	nijoient, nigeient, nijoent, nigievent
	preterite	nijai	nijas	nija	nijames	nijastes	nigierent
	future	nigerai	nigeras	nigera	nigerons	nigeroiz, nigereiz, nigerez	nigeront
	conditional	nigeroie, nigereie	nigeroies, nigereies	nigeroit, nigereit	nigeriiens, nigeriens	nigeriiez, nigeriez	nigeroient, nigereient
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	nige	niges	nige	nijons	nigiez	nigent
	imperfect	nijasse	nijasses	nijast	nigissons, nigissiens	nigissoiz, nigissez, nigissiez	nijassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	nige	—	nijons	nigiez	—

Descendants

• French: nicher