espargner

espargner

Middle French

Etymology

Frankish *sparanjan.

Verb

espargner

1. to spare (from death, punishment, etc.)

Conjugation

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

   Conjugation of espargner

		simple			compound
infinitive		espargner			avoir espargné
gerund		en espargnant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		espargnant
past participle		espargné
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	espargne	espargnes	espargne	espargnons	espargnez	espargnent
	imperfect	espargnois, espargnoys	espargnois, espargnoys	espargnoit, espargnoyt	espargnions, espargnyons	espargniez, espargnyez	espargnoient, espargnoyent
	past historic	espargna	espargnas	espargna	espargnasmes	espargnastes	espargnerent
	future	espargnerai, espargneray	espargneras	espargnera	espargnerons	espargnerez	espargneront
	conditional	espargnerois, espargneroys	espargnerois, espargneroys	espargneroit, espargneroyt	espargnerions, espargneryons	espargneriez, espargneryez	espargneroient, espargneroyent
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	espargne	espargnes	espargne	espargnons	espargnez	espargnent
	imperfect	espargnasse	espargnasses	espargnast	espargnassions	espargnassiez	espargnassent
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	–
		—	espargne	—	espargnons	espargnez	—

Descendants

• French: épargner

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Old French

Verb

espargner

1. Alternative form of espargnier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rgn, *-rgns, *-rgnt are modified to rng, rz, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		espargner			avoir espargné
gerund		en espargnant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		espargnant
past participle		espargné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esparng	espargnes	espargne	espargnons	espargnez	espargnent
	imperfect	espargnoie, espargneie, espargnoe, espargneve	espargnoies, espargneies, espargnoes, espargneves	espargnoit, espargneit, espargnot, espargneve	espargniiens, espargniens	espargniiez, espargniez	espargnoient, espargneient, espargnoent, espargnevent
	preterite	espargnai	espargnas	espargna	espargnames	espargnastes	espargnerent
	future	espargnerai	espargneras	espargnera	espargnerons	espargneroiz, espargnereiz, espargnerez	espargneront
	conditional	espargneroie, espargnereie	espargneroies, espargnereies	espargneroit, espargnereit	espargneriiens, espargneriens	espargneriiez, espargneriez	espargneroient, espargnereient
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	esparng	esparz	espart	espargnons	espargnez	espargnent
	imperfect	espargnasse	espargnasses	espargnast	espargnissons, espargnissiens	espargnissoiz, espargnissez, espargnissiez	espargnassent
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	–
		—	espargne	—	espargnons	espargnez	—

Descendants

• French: épargner