vexer

English

Noun

vexer (plural vexers)

1. One who vexes; one who annoys

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /vɛk.se/

Verb

vexer

1. to irritate; to annoy

Related terms

• vexant
• vexation

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vexer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		vexer			avoir vexé
gerund		en vexant			en ayant vexé
present participle		vexant
past participle		vexé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	vexe	vexes	vexe	vexons	vexez	vexent
	imperfect	vexais	vexais	vexait	vexions	vexiez	vexaient
	past historic1	vexai	vexas	vexa	vexâmes	vexâtes	vexèrent
	future	vexerai	vexeras	vexera	vexerons	vexerez	vexeront
	conditional	vexerais	vexerais	vexerait	vexerions	vexeriez	vexeraient
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 anterior1	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 je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	vexe	vexes	vexe	vexions	vexiez	vexent
	imperfect1	vexasse	vexasses	vexât	vexassions	vexassiez	vexassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	vexe	—	vexons	vexez	—
1literary tenses

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Latin

Verb

vēxer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of vēxō

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Old French

Etymology

Latin vēxō.

Verb

vexer

1. to harm; to hurt, especially by torture

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		vexer			avoir vexé, vexez
gerund		en vexant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		vexant
past participle		vexé, vexez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	vexe	vexes	vexe	vexons	vexez, vexés	vexent
	imperfect	vexoe, vexeie, vexoie	vexoes, vexeies, vexoies	vexot, vexeit, vexoit	vexions, vexiions	vexiez, vexiiez	vexoent, vexient, vexoient
	past historic	vexa	vexas	vexa	vexames	vexastes	vexerent
	future	vexerai	vexeras	vexera	vexerons	vexerez, vexereiz	vexeront
	conditional	vexeroe, vexereie, vexeroie	vexeroes, vexereied, vexeroied	vexerot, vexereie, vexeroie	vexerions, vexeriions	vexeriez, vexeriiez	vexeroent, vexereient, vexeroient
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	vexe	vexes	vexe	vexons	vexez	vexent
	imperfect	vexasse	vexasses	vexast	vexissons	vexissez, vexissiez	vexassent
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	–
		—	vexe	—	vexons	vexez	—

Descendants

• English: vex (borrowed into Middle English)
• French: vexer