deservir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin dēservīre, present active infinitive of dēserviō.

Verb

deservir

1. to serve well or zealously
2. to deserve; to merit
   • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     Et nous l'avons bien deservi

     And we deserved it

   • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:

     Conment hom devoit Dieu servir
     Por saint Paradix deservir

     How man should serve God
     In order to deserve Heaven

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 deservir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		deservir			avoir deservi
gerund		en deservant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		deservant
past participle		deservi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	deserf	desers	desert	deservons	deservez	deservent
	imperfect	deservoie, deserveie	deservoies, deserveies	deservoit, deserveit	deserviiens, deserviens	deserviiez, deserviez	deservoient, deserveient
	preterite	deservi	deservis	deservi	deservimes	deservistes	deservirent
	future	deservirai	deserviras	deservira	deservirons	deserviroiz, deservireiz, deservirez	deserviront
	conditional	deserviroie, deservireie	deserviroies, deservireies	deserviroit, deservireit	deserviriiens, deserviriens	deserviriiez, deserviriez	deserviroient, deservireient
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	deserve	deserves	deserve	deservons	deservez	deservent
	imperfect	deservisse	deservisses	deservist	deservissons, deservissiens	deservissoiz, deservissez, deservissiez	deservissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	deserf	—	deservons	deservez	—

Related terms

• see servir

See also

• desservir - to clear the table

Descendants

• English: deserve (borrowing)
• French: desservir