laiier

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Old French

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Etymology

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Probably a conflation of Frankish *lattjan (to hinder, delay) (from Proto-Germanic *latjaną (to delay, hinder, stall), whence archaic English let), *laibijan (to leave) / *laibjan (from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną, whence English leave), and *laggjan (to lay) (from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną, whence English lay). Compare with laissier. More at relay and delay.

Verb

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laiier

  1. to leave (to refrain from taking; to allow to be available)

Conjugation

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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. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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