trenchier

== Old French == === Alternative forms === tranchier trencher === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *trinicāre (“cut in three parts”), with the root trini from tres, based on the model of duplicāre; alternatively from an alteration of Latin truncāre, also possibly influenced by or crossed with a Gaulish *trincare (“to cut (the head)”). Compare also Old Occitan trencar. === Verb === trenchier to cut (make an incision) ==== 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. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:trenchier. ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: trinxar → English: trench → Galician: trinchar, trincheira Middle French: trancher French: trancher Norman: tranchi → Spanish: trinchar