"savoir" meaning in Old French

See savoir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: savoir oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], savoirs [oblique, plural], savoirs [nominative, singular], savoir [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere (“taste, know”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|VL.||*sapēre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *sapēre, {{inh+|fro|VL.||*sapēre}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, {{inh|fro|la|sapio|sapere|t=taste, know}} Latin sapere (“taste, know”) Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} savoir oblique singular, m (oblique plural savoirs, nominative singular savoirs, nominative plural savoir)
  1. knowledge
    Sense id: en-savoir-fro-noun-4PiVhy1l
  2. wisdom
    Sense id: en-savoir-fro-noun-fGi3DOpV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saveir (english: archaic or northern), savier (alt: La Vie de Saint Léger, ca. 980)

Verb

Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere (“taste, know”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|VL.||*sapēre||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *sapēre, {{inh+|fro|VL.||*sapēre}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, {{inh|fro|la|sapio|sapere|t=taste, know}} Latin sapere (“taste, know”) Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} savoir Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-savoir}}, {{fro-conj-iii|aux=|fut=savr|fut2=sar|imp=sache/sachiens,sachons/sachiez|old=|pastp=seü|prefix=|pres1s=sai|presp=savant,sachant|press=sev|pret=s|prettype=strong-o|refl=|repl=|sub=sach|subier=yes}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], savoir [infinitive], avoir seü [infinitive, multiword-construction], en savant [gerund], sachant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], savant [participle, present], sachant [participle, present], seü [participle, past], sai [first-person, indicative, present, singular], ses [indicative, present, second-person, singular], set [indicative, present, singular, third-person], savons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], savez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], sevent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], savoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], saveie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], savoies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], saveies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], savoit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], saveit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], saviiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], saviens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], saviiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], saviez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], savoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], saveient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], soi [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], seüs [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], sot [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], seümes [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], seüstes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], sorent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], savrai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], sarai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], savras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], saras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], savra [future, indicative, singular, third-person], sara [future, indicative, singular, third-person], savrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], sarons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], savroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], savreiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], savrez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], saroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], sareiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], sarez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], savront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], saront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], savroie [conditional, first-person, singular], savreie [conditional, first-person, singular], saroie [conditional, first-person, singular], sareie [conditional, first-person, singular], savroies [conditional, second-person, singular], savreies [conditional, second-person, singular], saroies [conditional, second-person, singular], sareies [conditional, second-person, singular], savroit [conditional, singular, third-person], savreit [conditional, singular, third-person], saroit [conditional, singular, third-person], sareit [conditional, singular, third-person], savriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], savriens [conditional, first-person, plural], sariiens [conditional, first-person, plural], sariens [conditional, first-person, plural], savriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], savriez [conditional, plural, second-person], sariiez [conditional, plural, second-person], sariez [conditional, plural, second-person], savroient [conditional, plural, third-person], savreient [conditional, plural, third-person], saroient [conditional, plural, third-person], sareient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], sache [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], saches [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], sache [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], sachiens [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], sachons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], sachiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], sachent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], seüsse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], seüsses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], seüst [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], seüssons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], seüssiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], seüssoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], seüssez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], seüssiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], seüssent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], sache [imperative, second-person, singular], sachiens [first-person, imperative, plural], sachons [first-person, imperative, plural], sachiez [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to know
    Sense id: en-savoir-fro-verb-Vk7G5aRj
  2. to be skilled in
    Sense id: en-savoir-fro-verb-bZXKQj8N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: saveir (english: archaic or northern), savier (alt: La Vie de Saint Léger, ca. 980)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "second-person"
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    {
      "form": "savriez",
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        "second-person"
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "sachiez",
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