Middle French

Alternative forms

• chevaucher

Verb

chevauchier

1. to mount a horse
2. to ride a horse
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 71:

     Lancelot qui fut entré en la forest chevaucha tout le iour sans boire & sans menger

     Lancelot, who entered in to the forest, rode the entire day without drinking or eating

3. to navigate (something) on horseback
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 32:

     en chevauchant ung moult estroit sentier

     while navigating a very narrow path on horseback

Conjugation

• As parler except the additional i in the infinitive does not appear in many forms.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

• French: chevaucher

Old French

Alternative forms

• chevalchier
• chevalcher
• chevalcer

Etymology

From Late Latin caballicāre, present active infinitive of caballicō, from Latin caballus ‎(“horse; nag; jade”).

Verb

chevauchier

1. to mount a horse
2. to ride on horseback, usually for the purpose of raiding and pillaging

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.

Related terms

• deschevalchier

Descendants

• Middle French: chevauchier, chevaucher
  • French: chevaucher