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esparnier

esparnier

Old French

Verb

esparnier

  1. Alternative form of espargnier
    • circa 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland:
      Tuz sunt ocis cist Franceis chevalers,
      Ne mes seisante, que Deus i ad esparniez
      All the French soldiers were killed
      All but sixty, that God had spared

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 esparnier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive esparnier avoir esparnié
gerund en esparnant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle esparnant
past participle esparnié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present esparn esparnes esparne esparnons esparniez esparnent
imperfect esparnoie, esparneie, esparnoe, esparnieve esparnoies, esparneies, esparnoes, esparnieves esparnoit, esparneit, esparnot, esparnieve esparniiens, esparniens esparniiez, esparniez esparnoient, esparneient, esparnoent, esparnievent
preterite esparnai esparnas esparna esparnames esparnastes esparnierent
future esparnerai esparneras esparnera esparnerons esparneroiz, esparnereiz, esparnerez esparneront
conditional esparneroie, esparnereie esparneroies, esparnereies esparneroit, esparnereit esparneriiens, esparneriens esparneriiez, esparneriez esparneroient, esparnereient
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 esparn esparz espart esparnons esparniez esparnent
imperfect esparnasse esparnasses esparnast esparnissons, esparnissiens esparnissoiz, esparnissez, esparnissiez esparnassent
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 –
— esparne — esparnons esparniez —

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