membrer

membrer

Old French

Alternative forms

• mambrer
• manbrer
• menbrer

Etymology

From Latin memorāre, present active infinitive of memorō.

Verb

membrer

1. (reflexive, se membrer) to remember; to reflect back on
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 220 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, line 2895:

     Del convenant vus deit membrer

     You must remember the convenant

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		membrer			avoir membré
gerund		en membrant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		membrant
past participle		membré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	membre	membres	membre	membrons	membrez	membrent
	imperfect	membroie, membreie, membroe, membreve	membroies, membreies, membroes, membreves	membroit, membreit, membrot, membreve	membriiens, membriens	membriiez, membriez	membroient, membreient, membroent, membrevent
	preterite	membrai	membras	membra	membrames	membrastes	membrerent
	future	membrerai	membreras	membrera	membrerons	membreroiz, membrereiz, membrerez	membreront
	conditional	membreroie, membrereie	membreroies, membrereies	membreroit, membrereit	membreriiens, membreriens	membreriiez, membreriez	membreroient, membrereient
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	membre	membres	membre	membrons	membrez	membrent
	imperfect	membrasse	membrasses	membrast	membrissons, membrissiens	membrissoiz, membrissez, membrissiez	membrassent
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	–
		—	membre	—	membrons	membrez	—

Synonyms

• remembrer
• rapeler
• sovenir