espandre

Middle French

Etymology

Latin expandō.

Verb

espandre

1. to spread out; to expand

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin expandō.

Verb

espandre

1. to spread out
   • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 171 of this essay:

     Tu dois entendre que matiere melancolique ou elle se espant par tout le corps

     Tu must understand that the melancholic material spreads around the whole body

2. (of a flower) to blossom
3. (figuratively) to destroy, to massacre

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		espandre			avoir espandu
gerund		en espandant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		espandant
past participle		espandu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	espant	espanz	espant	espandons	espandez	espandent
	imperfect	espandoie, espandeie	espandoies, espandeies	espandoit, espandeit	espandiiens, espandiens	espandiiez, espandiez	espandoient, espandeient
	preterite	espandi	espandis	espandié	espandimes	espandistes	espandierent
	future	espandrai	espandras	espandra	espandrons	espandroiz, espandreiz, espandrez	espandront
	conditional	espandroie, espandreie	espandroies, espandreies	espandroit, espandreit	espandriiens, espandriens	espandriiez, espandriez	espandroient, espandreient
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	espande	espandes	espande	espandons	espandez	espandent
	imperfect	espandisse	espandisses	espandist	espandissons, espandissiens	espandissoiz, espandissez, espandissiez	espandissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	espant	—	espandons	espandez	—

Descendants

• English: spawn, expand
• French: épandre