aloer

Old French

Alternative forms

• alouer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.luˈeːr/

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin allaudāre, present active infinitive of allaudō, from ad- +‎ laudo (“praise”, verb), from laus (“praise”, noun) +‎ -ō.

Verb

aloer

1. to allow; to permit; to consent
2. to approve

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. 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 aloer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		aloer			avoir aloé
gerund		en aloant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		aloant
past participle		aloé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	alo	aloes	aloe	aloons	aloez	aloent
	imperfect	alooie, aloeie, alooe, aloeve	alooies, aloeies, alooes, aloeves	alooit, aloeit, aloot, aloeve	aloïiens, aloïens	aloïiez, aloïez	alooient, aloeient, alooent, aloevent
	preterite	aloai	aloas	aloa	aloames	aloastes	aloerent
	future	aloerai	aloeras	aloera	aloerons	aloeroiz, aloereiz, aloerez	aloeront
	conditional	aloeroie, aloereie	aloeroies, aloereies	aloeroit, aloereit	aloeriiens, aloeriens	aloeriiez, aloeriez	aloeroient, aloereient
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	alo	aloz	alot	aloons	aloez	aloent
	imperfect	aloasse	aloasses	aloast	aloïssons, aloïssiens	aloïssoiz, aloïssez, aloïssiez	aloassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	aloe	—	aloons	aloez	—

Descendants

• Norman: allouer (merged with the aloer from allocāre)
• → Middle English: allowen (merged with the aloer from allocāre)
  • English: allow

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin allocāre, present active infinitive of allocō (“to assign”).

Verb

aloer

1. to put, to place
2. to grant

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		aloer			avoir aloé
gerund		en aloant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		aloant
past participle		aloé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	alo	aloes	aloe	aloons	aloez	aloent
	imperfect	alooie, aloeie, alooe, aloeve	alooies, aloeies, alooes, aloeves	alooit, aloeit, aloot, aloeve	aloïiens, aloïens	aloïiez, aloïez	alooient, aloeient, alooent, aloevent
	preterite	aloai	aloas	aloa	aloames	aloastes	aloerent
	future	aloerai	aloeras	aloera	aloerons	aloeroiz, aloereiz, aloerez	aloeront
	conditional	aloeroie, aloereie	aloeroies, aloereies	aloeroit, aloereit	aloeriiens, aloeriens	aloeriiez, aloeriez	aloeroient, aloereient
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	alo	alos	alot	aloons	aloez	aloent
	imperfect	aloasse	aloasses	aloast	aloïssons, aloïssiens	aloïssoiz, aloïssez, aloïssiez	aloassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	aloe	—	aloons	aloez	—

Descendants

• French: allouer
• Norman: allouer (merged with the aloer from allaudāre)
• → Middle English: allowen (merged with the aloer from allaudāre)
  • English: allow

References

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