trespasser

English

Noun

trespasser (plural trespassers)

1. One who trespasses; an interloper.

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Old French

Noun

trespasser

1. to traverse, to go through
   • 12^th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:

     France trespassent et entrent en Berri

     They went through France and went into Berri

2. to travel; to go to
   • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     Pluisor qui s'an sont escapé
     Sont vers Escoce trespassé.

     Several of those who escaped
     Travelled to Scotland.

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		trespasser			avoir trespassé, trespassez
gerund		en trespassant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		trespassant
past participle		trespassé, trespassez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	trespasse	trespasses	trespasse	trespassons	trespassez, trespassés	trespassent
	imperfect	trespassoe, trespasseie, trespassoie	trespassoes, trespasseies, trespassoies	trespassot, trespasseit, trespassoit	trespassions, trespassiions	trespassiez, trespassiiez	trespassoent, trespassient, trespassoient
	past historic	trespassa	trespassas	trespassa	trespassames	trespassastes	trespasserent
	future	trespasserai	trespasseras	trespassera	trespasserons	trespasserez, trespassereiz	trespasseront
	conditional	trespasseroe, trespassereie, trespasseroie	trespasseroes, trespassereied, trespasseroied	trespasserot, trespassereie, trespasseroie	trespasserions, trespasseriions	trespasseriez, trespasseriiez	trespasseroent, trespassereient, trespasseroient
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 jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	trespasse	trespasses	trespasse	trespassons	trespassez	trespassent
	imperfect	trespassasse	trespassasses	trespassast	trespassissons	trespassissez, trespassissiez	trespassassent
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, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	trespasse	—	trespassons	trespassez	—

Descendants

• English: to trespass
• French: trépasser
• Jèrriais: trépâsser