esveiller

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French esveillier.

Verb

esveiller

1. to wake up
2. (by extension, figuratively) to awaken (make someone aware of something)

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of esveiller

infinitive	simple	esveiller
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	esveillant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		esveillé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	esveille	esveilles	esveille	esveillons	esveillez	esveillent
	imperfect	esveillois, esveilloys	esveillois, esveilloys	esveilloit, esveilloyt	esveillions, esveillyons	esveilliez, esveillyez	esveilloient, esveilloyent
	past historic	esveilla	esveillas	esveilla	esveillasmes	esveillastes	esveillerent
	future	esveillerai, esveilleray	esveilleras	esveillera	esveillerons	esveillerez	esveilleront
	conditional	esveillerois, esveilleroys	esveillerois, esveilleroys	esveilleroit, esveilleroyt	esveillerions, esveilleryons	esveilleriez, esveilleryez	esveilleroient, esveilleroyent
(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	esveille	esveilles	esveille	esveillons	esveillez	esveillent
	imperfect	esveillasse	esveillasses	esveillast	esveillassions	esveillassiez	esveillassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	esveille	—	esveillons	esveillez	—
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).

Descendants

• French: éveiller

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Old French

Verb

esveiller

1. Alternative form of esveillier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-eill, *-eills, *-eillt are modified to eil, euz, eut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		esveiller			avoir esveillé
gerund		en esveillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		esveillant
past participle		esveillé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esveil	esveilles	esveille	esveillons	esveillez	esveillent
	imperfect	esveilloie, esveilleie, esveilloe, esveilleve	esveilloies, esveilleies, esveilloes, esveilleves	esveilloit, esveilleit, esveillot, esveilleve	esveilliiens, esveilliens	esveilliiez, esveilliez	esveilloient, esveilleient, esveilloent, esveillevent
	preterite	esveillai	esveillas	esveilla	esveillames	esveillastes	esveillerent
	future	esveillerai	esveilleras	esveillera	esveillerons	esveilleroiz, esveillereiz, esveillerez	esveilleront
	conditional	esveilleroie, esveillereie	esveilleroies, esveillereies	esveilleroit, esveillereit	esveilleriiens, esveilleriens	esveilleriiez, esveilleriez	esveilleroient, esveillereient
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	esveil	esveuz	esveut	esveillons	esveillez	esveillent
	imperfect	esveillasse	esveillasses	esveillast	esveillissons, esveillissiens	esveillissoiz, esveillissez, esveillissiez	esveillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	esveille	—	esveillons	esveillez	—