guignier

French

Noun

guignier m (plural guigniers)

1. (chiefly before 1900) Obsolete form of guigner.

Further reading

• “guignier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Old French

Etymology

Frankish *wingjan, from Proto-Germanic *winkaną. More at English wink.

Verb

guignier

1. (intransitive) to signal (make a sign 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. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		guignier			avoir guignié
gerund		en guignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		guignant
past participle		guignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	guing	guignes	guigne	guignons	guigniez	guignent
	imperfect	guignoie, guigneie, guignoe, guignieve	guignoies, guigneies, guignoes, guignieves	guignoit, guigneit, guignot, guignieve	guigniiens, guigniens	guigniiez, guigniez	guignoient, guigneient, guignoent, guignievent
	preterite	guignai	guignas	guigna	guignames	guignastes	guignierent
	future	guignerai	guigneras	guignera	guignerons	guigneroiz, guignereiz, guignerez	guigneront
	conditional	guigneroie, guignereie	guigneroies, guignereies	guigneroit, guignereit	guigneriiens, guigneriens	guigneriiez, guigneriez	guigneroient, guignereient
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	guing	guinz	guint	guignons	guigniez	guignent
	imperfect	guignasse	guignasses	guignast	guignissons, guignissiens	guignissoiz, guignissez, guignissiez	guignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	guigne	—	guignons	guigniez	—