sourveoir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin supervideō, from super + videō.

Verb

sourveoir

  1. to oversee; to survey

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem sourvoi distinct from the unstressed stem sourve, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of sourveoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive sourveoir avoir sourveü, sourvis
gerund en sourveant, sourvoiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle sourveant, sourvoiant
past participle sourveü, sourvis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present sourvoi sourvoiz sourvoit sourveons sourveez sourvoient
imperfect sourveoie, sourveeie sourveoies, sourveeies sourveoit, sourveeit sourveïiens, sourveïens sourveïiez, sourveïez sourveoient, sourveeient
preterite sourvi sourveïs sourvit sourveïmes sourveïstes sourvirent
future sourverai sourveras sourvera sourverons sourveroiz, sourvereiz, sourverez sourveront
conditional sourveroie, sourvereie sourveroies, sourvereies sourveroit, sourvereit sourveriiens, sourveriens sourveriiez, sourveriez sourveroient, sourvereient
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 sourvoie sourvoies sourvoie sourveons, sourvoiiens, sourvoions sourveez, sourvoiiez sourvoient
imperfect sourveïsse sourveïsses sourveïst sourveïssons, sourveïssiens sourveïssoiz, sourveïssez, sourveïssiez sourveïssent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— sourvoi — sourveons sourveez, sourvez —

Descendants
  • Middle English: surveyen, servay, survey, surveye
    • English: survey
  • Middle French: surveoir, survoir

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (sourveoir) (includes a long list of alternative forms)
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