ensivre
Old French
Etymology
Verb
ensivre
- (transitive) to follow
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem ensiu distinct from the unstressed stem ensev, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ensivre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ensivre | avoir ensivi, enseü | |||||
| gerund | en ensevant, ensivant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | ensevant, ensivant | ||||||
| past participle | ensivi, enseü | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ensiu | ensius | ensiut | ensevons, ensivons | ensevez, ensivez | ensivent, ensiuent |
| imperfect | ensevoie, enseveie, ensivoie, ensiveie | ensevoies, enseveies, ensivoies, ensiveies | ensevoit, enseveit, ensivoit, ensiveit | enseviiens, enseviens, ensiviiens, ensiviens | enseviiez, enseviez, ensiviiez, ensiviez | ensevoient, enseveient, ensivoient, ensiveient | |
| preterite | ensivi, ensui | ensivis, enseüs | ensivié, ensut | ensivimes, enseümes | ensivistes, enseüstes | ensivierent, ensurent | |
| future | ensevrai, ensivrai, ensiurai | ensevras, ensivras, ensiuras | ensevra, ensivra, ensiura | ensevrons, ensivrons, ensiurons | ensevroiz, ensevreiz, ensevrez, ensivroiz, ensivreiz, ensivrez, ensiuroiz, ensiureiz, ensiurez | ensevront, ensivront, ensiuront | |
| conditional | ensevroie, ensevreie, ensivroie, ensivreie, ensiuroie, ensiureie | ensevroies, ensevreies, ensivroies, ensivreies, ensiuroies, ensiureies | ensevroit, ensevreit, ensivroit, ensivreit, ensiuroit, ensiureit | ensevriiens, ensevriens, ensivriiens, ensivriens, ensiuriiens, ensiuriens | ensevriiez, ensevriez, ensivriiez, ensivriez, ensiuriiez, ensiuriez | ensevroient, ensevreient, ensivroient, ensivreient, ensiuroient, ensiureient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | ensive, ensiue | ensives, ensiues | ensive, ensiue | ensevons, ensivons | ensevez, ensivez | ensivent, ensiuent |
| imperfect | ensivisse, enseüsse | ensivisses, enseüsses | ensivist, enseüst | ensivissons, ensivissiens, enseüssons, enseüssiens | ensivissoiz, ensivissez, ensivissiez, enseüssoiz, enseüssez, enseüssiez | ensivissent, enseüssent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | ensiu | — | ensevons, ensivons | ensevez, ensivez | — | ||
Descendants
References
- ensivre on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (ensievir)