blesmir

Old French

Alternative forms

• blemir

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to grow pale; to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“shining, white, fair, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine, be white”).

Verb

blesmir

1. to damage, harm; to violate
2. to stain, discolor; to blemish, sully

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, 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 blesmir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		blesmir			avoir blesmi
gerund		en blesmissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		blesmissant
past participle		blesmi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	blesmis	blesmis	blesmist	blesmissons	blesmissez	blesmissent
	imperfect	blesmissoie, blesmisseie	blesmissoies, blesmisseies	blesmissoit, blesmisseit	blesmissiiens, blesmissiens	blesmissiiez, blesmissiez	blesmissoient, blesmisseient
	preterite	blesmi	blesmis	blesmi	blesmimes	blesmistes	blesmirent
	future	blesmirai	blesmiras	blesmira	blesmirons	blesmiroiz, blesmireiz, blesmirez	blesmiront
	conditional	blesmiroie, blesmireie	blesmiroies, blesmireies	blesmiroit, blesmireit	blesmiriiens, blesmiriens	blesmiriiez, blesmiriez	blesmiroient, blesmireient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	blesmisse	blesmisses	blesmisse	blesmissons	blesmissez	blesmissent
	imperfect	blesmisse	blesmisses	blesmist	blesmissons, blesmissiens	blesmissoiz, blesmissez, blesmissiez	blesmissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	blesmis	—	blesmissons	blesmissez	—

Derived terms

• blesmissement
• blesmure
• blesme

Descendants

• Middle French: blemir, blesmir
  • French: blêmir
• → Middle English: blemisshen, blemissen
  • English: blemish