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desirrer
desirrer
Old French
Verb
desirrer
- to desire; to covet
- circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
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[…] Que Dex m’a la chose donee
Que j’ai toz jorz plus desirree-
[…] That god has given the me the thing
That I've always wanted most
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[…] That god has given the me the thing
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[…] Que Dex m’a la chose donee
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Synonyms
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rr, *-rrs, *-rrt are modified to r, rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of desirrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | desirrer | avoir desirré | |||||
| gerund | en desirrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | desirrant | ||||||
| past participle | desirré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | desir | desirres | desirre | desirrons | desirrez | desirrent |
| imperfect | desirroie, desirreie, desirroe, desirreve | desirroies, desirreies, desirroes, desirreves | desirroit, desirreit, desirrot, desirreve | desirriiens, desirriens | desirriiez, desirriez | desirroient, desirreient, desirroent, desirrevent | |
| preterite | desirrai | desirras | desirra | desirrames | desirrastes | desirrerent | |
| future | desirrerai | desirreras | desirrera | desirrerons | desirreroiz, desirrereiz, desirrerez | desirreront | |
| conditional | desirreroie, desirrereie | desirreroies, desirrereies | desirreroit, desirrereit | desirreriiens, desirreriens | desirreriiez, desirreriez | desirreroient, desirrereient | |
| 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 | desir | desirs | desirt | desirrons | desirrez | desirrent |
| imperfect | desirrasse | desirrasses | desirrast | desirrissons, desirrissiens | desirrissoiz, desirrissez, desirrissiez | desirrassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | desirre | — | desirrons | desirrez | — | ||