desnouer

desnouer

Middle French

Etymology

Old French desnoer. See des- +‎ nouer.

Verb

desnouer

1. to unknot (remove a knot from)
2. (figuratively, by extension) to untangle

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of desnouer

		simple			compound
infinitive		desnouer			avoir desnoué
gerund		en desnouant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desnouant
past participle		desnoué
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	desnoue	desnoues	desnoue	desnouons	desnouez	desnouent
	imperfect	desnouois, desnouoys	desnouois, desnouoys	desnouoit, desnouoyt	desnouions, desnouyons	desnouiez, desnouyez	desnouoient, desnouoyent
	past historic	desnoua	desnouas	desnoua	desnouasmes	desnouastes	desnouerent
	future	desnouerai, desnoueray	desnoueras	desnouera	desnouerons	desnouerez	desnoueront
	conditional	desnouerois, desnoueroys	desnouerois, desnoueroys	desnoueroit, desnoueroyt	desnouerions, desnoueryons	desnoueriez, desnoueryez	desnoueroient, desnoueroyent
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	desnoue	desnoues	desnoue	desnouons	desnouez	desnouent
	imperfect	desnouasse	desnouasses	desnouast	desnouassions	desnouassiez	desnouassent
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	–
		—	desnoue	—	desnouons	desnouez	—

Descendants

• French: dénouer