Infinitive
lyer
Gerund
lyant
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | lye |
| 2nd sing. | lyes |
| 3rd sing. | lye |
| 1st plur. | lyons |
| 2nd plur. | lyez |
| 3rd plur. | lyent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | lyois; lyoys |
| 2nd sing. | lyois; lyoys |
| 3rd sing. | lyoit; lyoyt |
| 1st plur. | lyions; lyyons |
| 2nd plur. | lyiez; lyyez |
| 3rd plur. | lyoient; lyoyent |
Past Historic
| 1st sing. | lya |
| 2nd sing. | lyas |
| 3rd sing. | lya |
| 1st plur. | lyasmes |
| 2nd plur. | lyastes |
| 3rd plur. | lyerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | lyerai; lyeray |
| 2nd sing. | lyeras |
| 3rd sing. | lyera |
| 1st plur. | lyerons |
| 2nd plur. | lyerez |
| 3rd plur. | lyeront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | lyerois; lyeroys |
| 2nd sing. | lyerois; lyeroys |
| 3rd sing. | lyeroit; lyeroyt |
| 1st plur. | lyerions; lyeryons |
| 2nd plur. | lyeriez; lyeryez |
| 3rd plur. | lyeroient; lyeroyent |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | lye |
| 2nd sing. | lyes |
| 3rd sing. | lye |
| 1st plur. | lyons |
| 2nd plur. | lyez |
| 3rd plur. | lyent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | lyasse |
| 2nd sing. | lyasses |
| 3rd sing. | lyast |
| 1st plur. | lyassions |
| 2nd plur. | lyassiez |
| 3rd plur. | lyassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | lye |
| 1st plur. | lyons |
| 2nd plur. | lyez |
Verbs conjugated like lyer
saluer,
combiner,
atourner,
effectuer,
approuvender,
employer,
r'asseurer,
empenser,
estrangler,
denunchier,
bailler,
baisler,
empescher,
embausmer,
coniurer,
engendrer,
tesmoigner,
despouiller,
despossesser,
rebarber, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Old French lier. See: Old French '
lier'.
Sample Sentences
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mais, par autant qu'il avoit les bras lyez dedans, il ne povoit rien prendre à manger (but at the same time, he had his hands tied up; he couldn't pick up anything to eat it) [1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:]
Cognates
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