esloignier
Old French
Etymology
From loing, or from Vulgar Latin *exlongō, exlongāre, from Latin longe.
Verb
esloignier
- to separate
- (reflexive, s'esloignier) to move away from
- (by extension) to avoid
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 esloignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | esloignier | avoir esloignié | |||||
| gerund | en esloignant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | esloignant | ||||||
| past participle | esloignié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | esloing | esloignes | esloigne | esloignons | esloigniez | esloignent |
| imperfect | esloignoie, esloigneie, esloignoe, esloignieve | esloignoies, esloigneies, esloignoes, esloignieves | esloignoit, esloigneit, esloignot, esloignieve | esloigniiens, esloigniens | esloigniiez, esloigniez | esloignoient, esloigneient, esloignoent, esloignievent | |
| preterite | esloignai | esloignas | esloigna | esloignames | esloignastes | esloignierent | |
| future | esloignerai | esloigneras | esloignera | esloignerons | esloigneroiz, esloignereiz, esloignerez | esloigneront | |
| conditional | esloigneroie, esloignereie | esloigneroies, esloignereies | esloigneroit, esloignereit | esloigneriiens, esloigneriens | esloigneriiez, esloigneriez | esloigneroient, esloignereient | |
| 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 | esloing | esloinz | esloint | esloignons | esloigniez | esloignent |
| imperfect | esloignasse | esloignasses | esloignast | esloignissons, esloignissiens | esloignissoiz, esloignissez, esloignissiez | esloignassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | esloigne | — | esloignons | esloigniez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: eloign (borrowed)
- Middle French: esloigner
- French: éloigner