temprer

Middle French

Verb

temprer

1. Alternative form of tremper

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of temprer

infinitive	simple	temprer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	temprant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		tempré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
	imperfect	temprois, temproys	temprois, temproys	temproit, temproyt	temprions, tempryons	tempriez, tempryez	temproient, temproyent
	past historic	tempra	tempras	tempra	temprasmes	temprastes	temprerent
	future	temprerai, tempreray	tempreras	temprera	temprerons	temprerez	tempreront
	conditional	temprerois, tempreroys	temprerois, tempreroys	tempreroit, tempreroyt	temprerions, tempreryons	tempreriez, tempreryez	tempreroient, tempreroyent
(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	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
	imperfect	temprasse	temprasses	temprast	temprassions	temprassiez	temprassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	tempre	—	temprons	temprez	—
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).

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Old French

Alternative forms

• tenprer

Etymology

From Latin temperāre, present active infinitive of temperō.

Verb

temprer

1. to temper; to moderate
2. to milden the water in a bath

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		temprer			avoir tempré
gerund		en temprant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		temprant
past participle		tempré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
	imperfect	temproie, tempreie, temproe, tempreve	temproies, tempreies, temproes, tempreves	temproit, tempreit, temprot, tempreve	tempriiens, tempriens	tempriiez, tempriez	temproient, tempreient, temproent, temprevent
	preterite	temprai	tempras	tempra	temprames	temprastes	temprerent
	future	temprerai	tempreras	temprera	temprerons	tempreroiz, temprereiz, temprerez	tempreront
	conditional	tempreroie, temprereie	tempreroies, temprereies	tempreroit, temprereit	tempreriiens, tempreriens	tempreriiez, tempreriez	tempreroient, temprereient
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	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
	imperfect	temprasse	temprasses	temprast	temprissons, temprissiens	temprissoiz, temprissez, temprissiez	temprassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	tempre	—	temprons	temprez	—

Related terms

• atemprer

Descendants

• Middle French: tremper, temprer
  • French: tremper
• Norman: tremper