esguarder

Old French

Alternative forms

• esgarder

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exwardāre, equivalent to es- +‎ guarder.

Verb

esguarder

1. to look at
2. to study, to observe

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		esguarder			avoir esguardé
gerund		en esguardant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		esguardant
past participle		esguardé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esguart	esguardes	esguarde	esguardons	esguardez	esguardent
	imperfect	esguardoie, esguardeie, esguardoe, esguardeve	esguardoies, esguardeies, esguardoes, esguardeves	esguardoit, esguardeit, esguardot, esguardeve	esguardiiens, esguardiens	esguardiiez, esguardiez	esguardoient, esguardeient, esguardoent, esguardevent
	preterite	esguardai	esguardas	esguarda	esguardames	esguardastes	esguarderent
	future	esguarderai	esguarderas	esguardera	esguarderons	esguarderoiz, esguardereiz, esguarderez	esguarderont
	conditional	esguarderoie, esguardereie	esguarderoies, esguardereies	esguarderoit, esguardereit	esguarderiiens, esguarderiens	esguarderiiez, esguarderiez	esguarderoient, esguardereient
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	esguart	esguarz	esguart	esguardons	esguardez	esguardent
	imperfect	esguardasse	esguardasses	esguardast	esguardissons, esguardissiens	esguardissoiz, esguardissez, esguardissiez	esguardassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	esguarde	—	esguardons	esguardez	—

Quotations

Christian of Troyes (circa 1170) Yvain ou le Chevalier au lion:

Et li leons, qui che esgarde,
De li aidier plus ne se tarde[.]

And the lion who was watching

Did not wait any longer to help him.

Synonyms

• reguarder

Descendants

• French: égard