cryer

See also: Cryer

English

Noun

cryer (plural cryers)

1. Archaic form of crier.

   a town cryer

Middle English

Noun

cryer

1. Alternative form of criour

Middle French

Etymology

Old French crier.

Verb

cryer

1. to shout; to cry; to cry out

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of cryer

infinitive	simple	cryer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	cryant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		cryé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	crye	cryes	crye	cryons	cryez	cryent
	imperfect	cryois, cryoys	cryois, cryoys	cryoit, cryoyt	cryions, cryyons	cryiez, cryyez	cryoient, cryoyent
	past historic	crya	cryas	crya	cryasmes	cryastes	cryerent
	future	cryerai, cryeray	cryeras	cryera	cryerons	cryerez	cryeront
	conditional	cryerois, cryeroys	cryerois, cryeroys	cryeroit, cryeroyt	cryerions, cryeryons	cryeriez, cryeryez	cryeroient, cryeroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	crye	cryes	crye	cryons	cryez	cryent
	imperfect	cryasse	cryasses	cryast	cryassions	cryassiez	cryassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	crye	—	cryons	cryez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: crier