espoanter

Old French

Etymology

Compare Catalan, Occitan, Ladino, Portuguese and Spanish espantar.

Verb

espoanter

1. to scare (to make afraid)

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		espoanter			avoir espoanté
gerund		en espoantant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		espoantant
past participle		espoanté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	espoant	espoantes	espoante	espoantons	espoantez	espoantent
	imperfect	espoantoie, espoanteie, espoantoe, espoanteve	espoantoies, espoanteies, espoantoes, espoanteves	espoantoit, espoanteit, espoantot, espoanteve	espoantiiens, espoantiens	espoantiiez, espoantiez	espoantoient, espoanteient, espoantoent, espoantevent
	preterite	espoantai	espoantas	espoanta	espoantames	espoantastes	espoanterent
	future	espoanterai	espoanteras	espoantera	espoanterons	espoanteroiz, espoantereiz, espoanterez	espoanteront
	conditional	espoanteroie, espoantereie	espoanteroies, espoantereies	espoanteroit, espoantereit	espoanteriiens, espoanteriens	espoanteriiez, espoanteriez	espoanteroient, espoantereient
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	espoant	espoanz	espoant	espoantons	espoantez	espoantent
	imperfect	espoantasse	espoantasses	espoantast	espoantissons, espoantissiens	espoantissoiz, espoantissez, espoantissiez	espoantassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	espoante	—	espoantons	espoantez	—

Derived terms

• French: épouvanter