merveiller

Middle French

Etymology

Old French merveillier.

Verb

merveiller

1. (reflexive, se merveiller) to marvel (at)

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of merveiller

infinitive	simple	merveiller
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	merveillant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		merveillé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	merveille	merveilles	merveille	merveillons	merveillez	merveillent
	imperfect	merveillois, merveilloys	merveillois, merveilloys	merveilloit, merveilloyt	merveillions, merveillyons	merveilliez, merveillyez	merveilloient, merveilloyent
	past historic	merveilla	merveillas	merveilla	merveillasmes	merveillastes	merveillerent
	future	merveillerai, merveilleray	merveilleras	merveillera	merveillerons	merveillerez	merveilleront
	conditional	merveillerois, merveilleroys	merveillerois, merveilleroys	merveilleroit, merveilleroyt	merveillerions, merveilleryons	merveilleriez, merveilleryez	merveilleroient, merveilleroyent
(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	merveille	merveilles	merveille	merveillons	merveillez	merveillent
	imperfect	merveillasse	merveillasses	merveillast	merveillassions	merveillassiez	merveillassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	merveille	—	merveillons	merveillez	—
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).