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navrer

navrer

French

Verb

navrer

  1. (transitive, obsolete or dialectal) to wound
  2. (transitive) to cause great pain or affliction
  3. (transitive) to upset; dismay

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle French

Verb

navrer

  1. to injure

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of navrer
simple compound
infinitive navrer avoir navré
gerund en navrant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle navrant
past participle navré
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 navre navres navre navrons navrez navrent
imperfect navrois, navroys navrois, navroys navroit, navroyt navrions, navryons navriez, navryez navroient, navroyent
past historic navra navras navra navrasmes navrastes navrerent
future navrerai, navreray navreras navrera navrerons navrerez navreront
conditional navrerois, navreroys navrerois, navreroys navreroit, navreroyt navrerions, navreryons navreriez, navreryez navreroient, navreroyent
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 navre navres navre navrons navrez navrent
imperfect navrasse navrasses navrast navrassions navrassiez navrassent
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 –
— navre — navrons navrez —

References

  • navrer on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Etymology

From Middle French navrer ‎(“to wound”), from Old French navrer, nafrer ‎(“to hurt by piercing or cutting”), from Old Norse nafra ‎(“to pierce or bore with an auger”), from nafarr ‎(“auger”), from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz ‎(“auger", literally "nave-spear”). Cognate with Old English nafogār ‎(“auger”), Old High German nabagēr ‎(“auger”). More at auger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.vʁe/

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