envoluper

envoluper

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish [Term?], cognate with English enwrap.

Verb

envoluper

1. to enwrap; to wrap up
   • 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 15, column 1, line 19:

     en un drap la envolepe

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ps, *-pt are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of envoluper (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		envoluper			avoir envolupé
gerund		en envolupant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		envolupant
past participle		envolupé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	envolup	envolupes	envolupe	envolupons	envolupez	envolupent
	imperfect	envolupoie, envolupeie, envolupoe, envolupeve	envolupoies, envolupeies, envolupoes, envolupeves	envolupoit, envolupeit, envolupot, envolupeve	envolupiiens, envolupiens	envolupiiez, envolupiez	envolupoient, envolupeient, envolupoent, envolupevent
	preterite	envolupai	envolupas	envolupa	envolupames	envolupastes	envoluperent
	future	envoluperai	envoluperas	envolupera	envoluperons	envoluperoiz, envolupereiz, envoluperez	envoluperont
	conditional	envoluperoie, envolupereie	envoluperoies, envolupereies	envoluperoit, envolupereit	envoluperiiens, envoluperiens	envoluperiiez, envoluperiez	envoluperoient, envolupereient
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	envolup	envolus	envolut	envolupons	envolupez	envolupent
	imperfect	envolupasse	envolupasses	envolupast	envolupissons, envolupissiens	envolupissoiz, envolupissez, envolupissiez	envolupassent
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	–
		—	envolupe	—	envolupons	envolupez	—

Descendants

• English: envelop (borrowed)