honir

Old French

Alternative forms

• hunir

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *haunīre. Attested in Roland.

Verb

honir

1. to shame, disgrace, dishonor

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		honir			avoir honi
gerund		en honissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		honissant
past participle		honi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	honis	honis	honist	honissons	honissez	honissent
	imperfect	honissoie, honisseie	honissoies, honisseies	honissoit, honisseit	honissiiens, honissiens	honissiiez, honissiez	honissoient, honisseient
	preterite	honi	honis	honi	honimes	honistes	honirent
	future	honirai	honiras	honira	honirons	honiroiz, honireiz, honirez	honiront
	conditional	honiroie, honireie	honiroies, honireies	honiroit, honireit	honiriiens, honiriens	honiriiez, honiriez	honiroient, honireient
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	honisse	honisses	honisse	honissons	honissez	honissent
	imperfect	honisse	honisses	honist	honissons, honissiens	honissoiz, honissez, honissiez	honissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	honis	—	honissons	honissez	—

Descendants

• Angevin: heugner
• Middle French: honir, honnir
  • French: honnir
• Mayennais: hunir
• Norman: hougner
• Picard: honni
• Poitevin-Saintongeais: jougner
• Walloon: ahonti (Forrières)
• → Middle English: honysen, honyshen, hunyschen, hounshen
• → Gascon: honir
• → Old Occitan: onir

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*haunjan”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 16: Germanismes: G–R, page 183