escerveler

Old French

Etymology

es- (“to remove; out of”) +‎ cervel (“brain”) +‎ -er (verbal suffix).

Verb

escerveler

1. 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

Conjugation

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.

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

		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	—