acointier

== Old French == === Alternative forms === acuinter, acointer, acoyntier, acunter, acuintier aquaynter, aqueinter, aquintier, aquointier, aqointer === Etymology === Inherited from Early Medieval Latin accognitāre. === Verb === acointier get to know recognize inform, make known to examine ==== 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. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: accointerFrench: accointer → Middle English: aqueynten, aqueinte, aqueynte, aquante (West Riding)English: acquaintMiddle Scots: acquentScots: acquant, acquent, acquaint, awquant, acquaant (Shetland) === References === acointier on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub