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escumer

escumer

Middle French

Verb

escumer

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    • a. 1580, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      Et les passent noz maistres en escumant, ou, ne les osant pas seulement taster, se jettent d'abordée dans la franchise de la coustume, où ils s'enflent et triomphent à bon compte.

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of escumer
simple compound
infinitive escumer avoir escumé
gerund en escumant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle escumant
past participle escumé
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 escume escumes escume escumons escumez escument
imperfect escumois, escumoys escumois, escumoys escumoit, escumoyt escumions, escumyons escumiez, escumyez escumoient, escumoyent
past historic escuma escumas escuma escumasmes escumastes escumerent
future escumerai, escumeray escumeras escumera escumerons escumerez escumeront
conditional escumerois, escumeroys escumerois, escumeroys escumeroit, escumeroyt escumerions, escumeryons escumeriez, escumeryez escumeroient, escumeroyent
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 escume escumes escume escumons escumez escument
imperfect escumasse escumasses escumast escumassions escumassiez escumassent
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 –
— escume — escumons escumez —

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skūmaz ‎(“froth, foam”), from Proto-Indo-European *skew- ‎(“to cover, conceal”).

Verb

escumer

  1. to dribble (allow saliva to leave the mouth)
    • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
      Seles vuident, chevalier tument,
      Li cheval suent et escument.
      They emptied saddles, knights were falling
      The horses were sweating and dribbling

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of escumer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive escumer avoir escumé
gerund en escumant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle escumant
past participle escumé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present escum escumes escume escumons escumez escument
imperfect escumoie, escumeie, escumoe, escumeve escumoies, escumeies, escumoes, escumeves escumoit, escumeit, escumot, escumeve escumiiens, escumiens escumiiez, escumiez escumoient, escumeient, escumoent, escumevent
preterite escumai escumas escuma escumames escumastes escumerent
future escumerai escumeras escumera escumerons escumeroiz, escumereiz, escumerez escumeront
conditional escumeroie, escumereie escumeroies, escumereies escumeroit, escumereit escumeriiens, escumeriens escumeriiez, escumeriez escumeroient, escumereient
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 escum escuns escunt escumons escumez escument
imperfect escumasse escumasses escumast escumissons, escumissiens escumissoiz, escumissez, escumissiez escumassent
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 –
— escume — escumons escumez —

Descendants

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