enseignier
Middle French
Verb
enseignier
- to put an insignia on
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of enseignier
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | enseignier | avoir enseigné | |||||
| gerund | en enseignant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | enseignant | ||||||
| past participle | enseigné | ||||||
| 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 | enseigne | enseignes | enseigne | enseignons | enseignez | enseignent |
| imperfect | enseignois, enseignoys | enseignois, enseignoys | enseignoit, enseignoyt | enseignions, enseignyons | enseigniez, enseignyez | enseignoient, enseignoyent | |
| past historic | enseigna | enseignas | enseigna | enseignasmes | enseignastes | enseignerent | |
| future | enseignerai, enseigneray | enseigneras | enseignera | enseignerons | enseignerez | enseigneront | |
| conditional | enseignerois, enseigneroys | enseignerois, enseigneroys | enseigneroit, enseigneroyt | enseignerions, enseigneryons | enseigneriez, enseigneryez | enseigneroient, enseigneroyent | |
| 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 | enseigne | enseignes | enseigne | enseignons | enseignez | enseignent |
| imperfect | enseignasse | enseignasses | enseignast | enseignassions | enseignassiez | enseignassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | enseigne | — | enseignons | enseignez | — | ||
Old French
Alternative forms
- ensegner
- enseigner
Etymology
From Medieval Latin insignāre, present active infinitive of insignō, from Latin signō.
Verb
enseignier
- to teach
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 *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of enseignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | enseignier | avoir enseignié | |||||
| gerund | en enseignant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | enseignant | ||||||
| past participle | enseignié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | enseing | enseignes | enseigne | enseignons | enseigniez | enseignent |
| imperfect | enseignoie, enseigneie, enseignoe, enseignieve | enseignoies, enseigneies, enseignoes, enseignieves | enseignoit, enseigneit, enseignot, enseignieve | enseigniiens, enseigniens | enseigniiez, enseigniez | enseignoient, enseigneient, enseignoent, enseignievent | |
| preterite | enseignai | enseignas | enseigna | enseignames | enseignastes | enseignierent | |
| future | enseignerai | enseigneras | enseignera | enseignerons | enseigneroiz, enseignereiz, enseignerez | enseigneront | |
| conditional | enseigneroie, enseignereie | enseigneroies, enseignereies | enseigneroit, enseignereit | enseigneriiens, enseigneriens | enseigneriiez, enseigneriez | enseigneroient, enseignereient | |
| 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 | enseing | enseinz | enseint | enseignons | enseigniez | enseignent |
| imperfect | enseignasse | enseignasses | enseignast | enseignissons, enseignissiens | enseignissoiz, enseignissez, enseignissiez | enseignassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | enseigne | — | enseignons | enseigniez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: enseigner
- Norman: ensîngni