es- ( “ to remove; out of ” ) + cervel ( “ brain ” ) + -er (verbal suffix).
escerveler
to kill by removing the brain ; loosely, to decapitate
c. 1170 , Wace , Le Roman de Rou :Fauces leva l'espee ke soz sez peaux porta, Tel l'en dona en chief ke tot l'escervela Fauces lifted the sword that he kept under his skins, And give him such a blow that he decapitated him
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er . The forms that would normally end in *-els , *-elt are modified to eaus , eaut . Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple
compound
infinitive
escerveler
avoir escervelé
gerund
en escervelant
gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle
escervelant
past participle
escervelé
person
singular
plural
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
jo
tu
il
nos
vos
il
simple tenses
present
escervel
escerveles
escervele
escervelons
escervelez
escervelent
imperfect
escerveloie , escerveleie , escerveloe , escerveleve
escerveloies , escerveleies , escerveloes , escerveleves
escerveloit , escerveleit , escervelot , escerveleve
escerveliiens , escerveliens
escerveliiez , escerveliez
escerveloient , escerveleient , escerveloent , escervelevent
preterite
escervelai
escervelas
escervela
escervelames
escervelastes
escervelerent
future
escervelerai
escerveleras
escervelera
escervelerons
escerveleroiz , escervelereiz , escervelerez
escerveleront
conditional
escerveleroie , escervelereie
escerveleroies , escervelereies
escerveleroit , escervelereit
escerveleriiens , escerveleriens
escerveleriiez , escerveleriez
escerveleroient , escervelereient
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
escervel
escerveaus
escerveaut
escervelons
escervelez
escervelent
imperfect
escervelasse
escervelasses
escervelast
escervelissons , escervelissiens
escervelissoiz , escervelissez , escervelissiez
escervelassent
compound tenses
past
present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative
–
tu
–
nos
vos
–
—
escervele
—
escervelons
escervelez
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