agaitier

== Old French == === Etymology === a- +‎ gaitier, itself from Frankish *wahtwēn (“to keep watch”). === Verb === agaitier to watch; to survey; to keep watch. ==== 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 ==== → English: await (via the variant awaitier) === References === agaitier on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub