guerpir
Middle French
Etymology
Old French guerpir.
Verb
guerpir
- to give up; to abandon
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of guerpir
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | guerpir | avoir guerpi | |||||
| gerund | en guerpissant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | guerpissant | ||||||
| past participle | guerpi | ||||||
| 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 | guerpis | guerpis | guerpit | guerpissons | guerpissez | guerpissent |
| imperfect | guerpissois, guerpissoys | guerpissois, guerpissoys | guerpissoit, guerpissoyy | guerpissions | guerpissiez | guerpissoient, guerpissoyent | |
| past historic | guerpis | guerpis | guerpit | guerpismes | guerpistes | guerpirent | |
| future | guerpirai, guerpiray | guerpiras | guerpira | guerpirons | guerpirez | guerpiront | |
| conditional | guerpirois, guerpiroys | guerpirois, guerpiroys | guerpiroit, guerpiroyt | guerpirions | guerpiriez | guerpiroient, guerpiroyent | |
| 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 | guerpisse | guerpisses | guerpisse | guerpissions | guerpissiez | guerpissent |
| imperfect | guerpisse | guerpisses | guerpist | guerpissions | guerpissiez | guerpissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | guerpis | — | guerpissons | guerpissez | — | ||
References
- guerpir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
Old French
Alternative forms
- gerpir, gurpir, werpir
Etymology
From Frankish *werpijan (“to throw, cast off”), from Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, twist”). Cognate with Old High German werfan (“to throw”), Old English weorpan (“to throw, cast, cast away”). More at warp.
Verb
guerpir
- to give up; to abandon
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of guerpir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | guerpir | avoir guerpi | |||||
| gerund | en guerpant, guerpissant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | guerpant, guerpissant | ||||||
| past participle | guerpi | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | guerp, guerpis | guers, guerpis | guert, guerpist | guerpons, guerpissons | guerpez, guerpissez | guerpent, guerpissent |
| imperfect | guerpoie, guerpeie, guerpissoie, guerpisseie | guerpoies, guerpeies, guerpissoies, guerpisseies | guerpoit, guerpeit, guerpissoit, guerpisseit | guerpiiens, guerpiens, guerpissiiens, guerpissiens | guerpiiez, guerpiez, guerpissiiez, guerpissiez | guerpoient, guerpeient, guerpissoient, guerpisseient | |
| preterite | guerpi | guerpis | guerpi | guerpimes | guerpistes | guerpirent | |
| future | guerpirai | guerpiras | guerpira | guerpirons | guerpiroiz, guerpireiz, guerpirez | guerpiront | |
| conditional | guerpiroie, guerpireie | guerpiroies, guerpireies | guerpiroit, guerpireit | guerpiriiens, guerpiriens | guerpiriiez, guerpiriez | guerpiroient, guerpireient | |
| 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 | guerpe, guerpisse | guerpes, guerpisses | guerpe, guerpisse | guerpons, guerpissons | guerpez, guerpissez | guerpent, guerpissent |
| imperfect | guerpisse | guerpisses | guerpist | guerpissons, guerpissiens | guerpissoiz, guerpissez, guerpissiez | guerpissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | guerp, guerpis | — | guerpons, guerpissons | guerpez, guerpissez | — | ||
Descendants
- ⇒ Old French: guerpiss-, werpiss-
- → Middle English: guerpishen, werpishen