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gaber

gaber

French

Verb

gaber

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to ridicule; mock
  2. (transitive) to speak clumsily; to blunder; to laugh

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle French

Verb

gaber

  1. to joke

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of gaber
simple compound
infinitive gaber avoir gabé
gerund en gabant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle gabant
past participle gabé
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 gabe gabes gabe gabons gabez gabent
imperfect gabois, gaboys gabois, gaboys gaboit, gaboyt gabions, gabyons gabiez, gabyez gaboient, gaboyent
past historic gaba gabas gaba gabasmes gabastes gaberent
future gaberai, gaberay gaberas gabera gaberons gaberez gaberont
conditional gaberois, gaberoys gaberois, gaberoys gaberoit, gaberoyt gaberions, gaberyons gaberiez, gaberyez gaberoient, gaberoyent
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 gabe gabes gabe gabons gabez gabent
imperfect gabasse gabasses gabast gabassions gabassiez gabassent
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 –
— gabe — gabons gabez —

Old French

Etymology

Borrowing from Old Norse gabba ‎(“to mock”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbaną ‎(“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- ‎(“to be split, be forked, gape”). Cognate with Old English gabban ‎(“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”), Old Frisian gabbia ‎(“to accuse”), Middle Dutch gabben ‎(“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben ‎(“to have fun, jest”). More at gab.

Verb

gaber

  1. to joke; to jest
  2. to dupe, to fool

Related terms

  • gab
  • gabeor
  • gaberie
  • gaberise

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-b, *-bs, *-bt are modified to p, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of gaber (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive gaber avoir gabé
gerund en gabant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle gabant
past participle gabé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present gap gabes gabe gabons gabez gabent
imperfect gaboie, gabeie, gaboe, gabeve gaboies, gabeies, gaboes, gabeves gaboit, gabeit, gabot, gabeve gabiiens, gabiens gabiiez, gabiez gaboient, gabeient, gaboent, gabevent
preterite gabai gabas gaba gabames gabastes gaberent
future gaberai gaberas gabera gaberons gaberoiz, gabereiz, gaberez gaberont
conditional gaberoie, gabereie gaberoies, gabereies gaberoit, gabereit gaberiiens, gaberiens gaberiiez, gaberiez gaberoient, gabereient
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 gap gas gat gabons gabez gabent
imperfect gabasse gabasses gabast gabissons, gabissiens gabissoiz, gabissez, gabissiez gabassent
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 –
— gabe — gabons gabez —

Descendants

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French gaber ‎(“to tell jokes”), from Old Norse gabba ‎(“to mock”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbaną ‎(“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- ‎(“to be split, be forked, gape”). Cognate with Old English gabban ‎(“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”), Old Frisian gabbia ‎(“to accuse”), Middle Dutch gabben ‎(“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben ‎(“to have fun, jest”). More at gab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.be/

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