afier

Old French

Alternative forms

affier

Etymology

From Latin affidāre.

Verb

afier

(transitive) to promise, swear
Synonym: jurer
- c. 1160 – 1180, Thomas d'Angleterre, Tristan:
  Prie que die la verur,
  Car il quide que Tristan seit
  En la chambre, cum il soleit;
  Sa fei lealment li afie
  Que le conseil ne dira mie.
  He begs that she tell the truth,
  for he thinks that Tristan is
  in the chamber, as he used to be;
  he pledges her his loyal faith,
  that he will not reveal the secret.
1. (intransitive, pronominal) to promise, commit
(transitive) to be engaged to, give one's faith to
- c. 1137, The Coronation of Louis 2232–2233:
  De la pucele vos a petit membré
  Cui vos avez voz convenz afiez.
  You have remembered little about the maiden
  to whom you had pledged your promises.
(transitive) to give faith and homage
(transitive) to be published
(transitive) to reassure
- c. 1160 – 1180, Thomas d'Angleterre, Tristan:
  Se la voire achoison ne sai,
  En vos mais ne m’afierai.
  If I do not know the true reason,
  I will not trust you anymore.
1. (intransitive, pronominal) to confide in, put one's trust in

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 afier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		afier			avoir afïé
gerund		en afiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		afiant
past participle		afïé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	afi	afïes	afïe	afions	afïez	afïent
	imperfect	afioie, afïeie, afioe, afïeve	afioies, afïeies, afioes, afïeves	afioit, afïeit, afiot, afïeve	afiiiens, afiiens	afiiiez, afiiez	afioient, afïeient, afioent, afïevent
	preterite	afiai	afias	afia	afiames	afiastes	afïerent
	future	afïerai	afïeras	afïera	afïerons	afïeroiz, afïereiz, afïerez	afïeront
	conditional	afïeroie, afïereie	afïeroies, afïereies	afïeroit, afïereit	afïeriiens, afïeriens	afïeriiez, afïeriez	afïeroient, afïereient
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	afi	afis	afit	afions	afïez	afïent
simple tenses	imperfect	afiasse	afiasses	afiast	afiissons, afiissiens	afiissoiz, afiissez, afiissiez	afiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	afïe	—	afions	afïez	—

Descendants

Middle French: affier
→ English: affy

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (afier)