guerpir

Middle French

Etymology

Old French guerpir.

Verb

guerpir

1. to give up; to abandon

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of guerpir

infinitive	simple	guerpir
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	guerpissant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		guerpi
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	guerpis	guerpis	guerpit	guerpissons	guerpissez	guerpissent
	imperfect	guerpissois, guerpissoys	guerpissois, guerpissoys	guerpissoit, guerpissoyt	guerpissions	guerpissiez	guerpissoient, guerpissoyent
	past historic	guerpis	guerpis	guerpit	guerpismes	guerpistes	guerpirent
	future	guerpirai, guerpiray	guerpiras	guerpira	guerpirons	guerpirez	guerpiront
	conditional	guerpirois, guerpiroys	guerpirois, guerpiroys	guerpiroit, guerpiroyt	guerpirions	guerpiriez	guerpiroient, guerpiroyent
(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	guerpisse	guerpisses	guerpisse	guerpissions	guerpissiez	guerpissent
	imperfect	guerpisse	guerpisses	guerpist	guerpissions	guerpissiez	guerpissent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	guerpis	—	guerpissons	guerpissez	—
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

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• gerpir, gurpir, werpir

Etymology

From Frankish *werpijan (“to throw, cast off”), from Proto-Germanic *werpaną (“to throw”), from Proto-Indo-European *werb- (“to turn, twist”). Cognate with Old High German werfan (“to throw”), Old English weorpan (“to throw, cast, cast away”). More at warp.

Verb

guerpir

1. to give up; to abandon

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		guerpir			avoir guerpi
gerund		en guerpant, guerpissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		guerpant, guerpissant
past participle		guerpi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	guerp, guerpis	guers, guerpis	guert, guerpist	guerpons, guerpissons	guerpez, guerpissez	guerpent, guerpissent
	imperfect	guerpoie, guerpeie, guerpissoie, guerpisseie	guerpoies, guerpeies, guerpissoies, guerpisseies	guerpoit, guerpeit, guerpissoit, guerpisseit	guerpiiens, guerpiens, guerpissiiens, guerpissiens	guerpiiez, guerpiez, guerpissiiez, guerpissiez	guerpoient, guerpeient, guerpissoient, guerpisseient
	preterite	guerpi	guerpis	guerpi	guerpimes	guerpistes	guerpirent
	future	guerpirai	guerpiras	guerpira	guerpirons	guerpiroiz, guerpireiz, guerpirez	guerpiront
	conditional	guerpiroie, guerpireie	guerpiroies, guerpireies	guerpiroit, guerpireit	guerpiriiens, guerpiriens	guerpiriiez, guerpiriez	guerpiroient, guerpireient
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	guerpe, guerpisse	guerpes, guerpisses	guerpe, guerpisse	guerpons, guerpissons	guerpez, guerpissez	guerpent, guerpissent
	imperfect	guerpisse	guerpisses	guerpist	guerpissons, guerpissiens	guerpissoiz, guerpissez, guerpissiez	guerpissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	guerp, guerpis	—	guerpons, guerpissons	guerpez, guerpissez	—

Descendants

• ⇒ Old French: guerpiss-, werpiss-
  • → Middle English: guerpishen, werpishen