entremetre
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Verb
entremetre
- to put between two or more things; to interpose
- (reflexive, se entremetre) to occupy oneself with; to engage with
- circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, pages 160 (of the Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, lines 1892-3:
- Kariado esluingnerai,
e d'Isolt vus entremetrez- I will lead Cariado away from here,
and you will occupy yourself with Isolde
- I will lead Cariado away from here,
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of entremetre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | entremetre | avoir entremis | |||||
gerund | en entremetant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | entremetant | ||||||
past participle | entremis | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | entremet | entremez | entremet | entremetons | entremetez | entremetent |
imperfect | entremetoie, entremeteie | entremetoies, entremeteies | entremetoit, entremeteit | entremetiiens, entremetiens | entremetiiez, entremetiez | entremetoient, entremeteient | |
preterite | entremis | entremeṣis | entremist | entremeṣimes | entremeṣistes | entremisdrent | |
future | entremetrai | entremetras | entremetra | entremetrons | entremetroiz, entremetreiz, entremetrez | entremetront | |
conditional | entremetroie, entremetreie | entremetroies, entremetreies | entremetroit, entremetreit | entremetriiens, entremetriens | entremetriiez, entremetriez | entremetroient, entremetreient | |
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 | entremete | entremetes | entremete | entremetons | entremetez | entremetent |
imperfect | entremeṣisse | entremeṣisses | entremeṣist | entremeṣissons, entremeṣissiens | entremeṣissoiz, entremeṣissez, entremeṣissiez | entremeṣissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | entremet | — | entremetons | entremetez | — |
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (entremetre)