raier

See also: Raier and Räier

Catalan

Etymology

From rai +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈje]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [raˈjeɾ]

Noun

raier m (plural raiers, feminine raiera)

1. raftsman (a person who steers and/or builds rafts)

Hyponyms

• cuer
• davanter

Further reading

• “raier” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Old French

Etymology

Probably from Latin radiāre, present active infinitive of radiō.

Verb

raier

1. to radiate (move in an outward direction)
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     A fet le sanc vermoil raiier

     [the blow] made the blood spurt out

   • 12^th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:

     Parmi les huis vit la flame raier

     Among the doorways, he saw the flames spread out

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. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		raier			avoir raiié
gerund		en raiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		raiant
past participle		raiié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	rai	raies	raie	raions	raiiez	raient
	imperfect	raioie, raieie, raioe, raiieve	raioies, raieies, raioes, raiieves	raioit, raieit, raiot, raiieve	raiiiens, raiiens	raiiiez, raiiez	raioient, raieient, raioent, raiievent
	preterite	raiai	raias	raia	raiames	raiastes	raiierent
	future	raierai	raieras	raiera	raierons	raieroiz, raiereiz, raierez	raieront
	conditional	raieroie, raiereie	raieroies, raiereies	raieroit, raiereit	raieriiens, raieriens	raieriiez, raieriez	raieroient, raiereient
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	rai	rais	rait	raions	raiiez	raient
	imperfect	raiasse	raiasses	raiast	raiissons, raiissiens	raiissoiz, raiissez, raiissiez	raiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	raie	—	raions	raiiez	—

Related terms

• rai

Descendants

• French: rayer (possibly)