estourdir

Middle French

Etymology

Old French estordir.

Verb

estourdir

1. to stun (disorientate using physical force, e.g. a blow)

Usage notes

• Most commonly in the past participle estourdi (“stunned”).

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of estourdir

infinitive	simple	estourdir
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	estourdissant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		estourdi
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	estourdis	estourdis	estourdit	estourdissons	estourdissez	estourdissent
	imperfect	estourdissois, estourdissoys	estourdissois, estourdissoys	estourdissoit, estourdissoyt	estourdissions	estourdissiez	estourdissoient, estourdissoyent
	past historic	estourdis	estourdis	estourdit	estourdismes	estourdistes	estourdirent
	future	estourdirai, estourdiray	estourdiras	estourdira	estourdirons	estourdirez	estourdiront
	conditional	estourdirois, estourdiroys	estourdirois, estourdiroys	estourdiroit, estourdiroyt	estourdirions	estourdiriez	estourdiroient, estourdiroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	estourdisse	estourdisses	estourdisse	estourdissions	estourdissiez	estourdissent
	imperfect	estourdisse	estourdisses	estourdist	estourdissions	estourdissiez	estourdissent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	estourdis	—	estourdissons	estourdissez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

References

• estourdir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)