acoler

Old French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ad + collum (“neck”)

Verb

acoler

1. to embrace, to take in one's arms

   12^th Century, Conon de Béthune, L'autrier avint en cel autre païs

   Ains vos prendroit envie d'un bel vallet baisier et acoler

   You'd perhaps be more inclined to kiss and hug a young manservant

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ols, *-olt are modified to ous, out. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		acoler			avoir acolé
gerund		en acolant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		acolant
past participle		acolé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acol	acoles	acole	acolons	acolez	acolent
	imperfect	acoloie, acoleie, acoloe, acoleve	acoloies, acoleies, acoloes, acoleves	acoloit, acoleit, acolot, acoleve	acoliiens, acoliens	acoliiez, acoliez	acoloient, acoleient, acoloent, acolevent
	preterite	acolai	acolas	acola	acolames	acolastes	acolerent
	future	acolerai	acoleras	acolera	acolerons	acoleroiz, acolereiz, acolerez	acoleront
	conditional	acoleroie, acolereie	acoleroies, acolereies	acoleroit, acolereit	acoleriiens, acoleriens	acoleriiez, acoleriez	acoleroient, acolereient
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	acol	acous	acout	acolons	acolez	acolent
	imperfect	acolasse	acolasses	acolast	acolissons, acolissiens	acolissoiz, acolissez, acolissiez	acolassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	acole	—	acolons	acolez	—

Descendants

• French: accoler

See also

• baisier
• embracier