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aorner
aorner
Middle French
Alternative forms
- aourner
Verb
aorner
- to adorn (decorate)
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of aorner
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | aorner | avoir aorné | |||||
| gerund | en aornant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | aornant | ||||||
| past participle | aorné | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | aorne | aornes | aorne | aornons | aornez | aornent |
| imperfect | aornois, aornoys | aornois, aornoys | aornoit, aornoyt | aornions, aornyons | aorniez, aornyez | aornoient, aornoyent | |
| past historic | aorna | aornas | aorna | aornasmes | aornastes | aornerent | |
| future | aornerai, aorneray | aorneras | aornera | aornerons | aornerez | aorneront | |
| conditional | aornerois, aorneroys | aornerois, aorneroys | aorneroit, aorneroyt | aornerions, aorneryons | aorneriez, aorneryez | aorneroient, aorneroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | aorne | aornes | aorne | aornons | aornez | aornent |
| imperfect | aornasse | aornasses | aornast | aornassions | aornassiez | aornassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | aorne | — | aornons | aornez | — | ||
Synonyms
Old French
Verb
aorner
- to adorn (decorate)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rns, *-rnt are modified to rz, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of aorner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | aorner | avoir aorné | |||||
| gerund | en aornant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | aornant | ||||||
| past participle | aorné | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | aorn | aornes | aorne | aornons | aornez | aornent |
| imperfect | aornoie, aorneie, aornoe, aorneve | aornoies, aorneies, aornoes, aorneves | aornoit, aorneit, aornot, aorneve | aorniiens, aorniens | aorniiez, aorniez | aornoient, aorneient, aornoent, aornevent | |
| preterite | aornai | aornas | aorna | aornames | aornastes | aornerent | |
| future | aornerai | aorneras | aornera | aornerons | aorneroiz, aornereiz, aornerez | aorneront | |
| conditional | aorneroie, aornereie | aorneroies, aornereies | aorneroit, aornereit | aorneriiens, aorneriens | aorneriiez, aorneriez | aorneroient, aornereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | aorn | aorz | aort | aornons | aornez | aornent |
| imperfect | aornasse | aornasses | aornast | aornissons, aornissiens | aornissoiz, aornissez, aornissiez | aornassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | aorne | — | aornons | aornez | — | ||
Synonyms
- adourner (14th century)