changier

Norman

Alternative forms

changi (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French changier. Cognate with Old French changer.

Verb

changier

(Guernsey) to change

Synonyms

changi

Old French

Alternative forms

cangier, changer, chaunger

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō. Cognate with Franco-Provençal changiér.

Verb

changier

to change; to make a change
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Mout avoit changiee sa vie
  Much has it changed his life

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 changier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		changier			avoir changié
gerund		en chanjant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		chanjant
past participle		changié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	change	changes	change	chanjons	changiez	changent
	imperfect	chanjoie, changeie, chanjoe, changieve	chanjoies, changeies, chanjoes, changieves	chanjoit, changeit, chanjot, changieve	changiiens, changiens	changiiez, changiez	chanjoient, changeient, chanjoent, changievent
	preterite	chanjai	chanjas	chanja	chanjames	chanjastes	changierent
	future	changerai	changeras	changera	changerons	changeroiz, changereiz, changerez	changeront
	conditional	changeroie, changereie	changeroies, changereies	changeroit, changereit	changeriiens, changeriens	changeriiez, changeriez	changeroient, changereient
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	change	changes	change	chanjons	changiez	changent
simple tenses	imperfect	chanjasse	chanjasses	chanjast	changissons, changissiens	changissoiz, changissez, changissiez	chanjassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	change	—	chanjons	changiez	—

Derived terms

change

Related terms

eschangier

Descendants

Bourguignon: chaingeai, changeai
Champenois: chainger
Franc-Comtois: tchaindgie
French: changer
Norman: changier (Guernsey), changi (Jersey)
Picard: canger
Poitevin-Saintongeais: chanjhàe
Walloon: candjî
→ Middle English: chaungen, change, chaunge, chaungi, chaungie, chawnge, chawngyn, chaynge, chonge, schaunche
- English: change
- Scots: cheenge, chinge, cheynge
→ Old Italian: cangiare
→ Sicilian: canciari
→ Spanish: canjear