trencher
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman trenchour, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. (French tranchoir), from trenchier (“to cut, to carve”). See trench (verb).
Pronunciation
Noun
trencher (plural trenchers)
- (archaic) A long plate on which food is served and/or cut.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 2 scene 2
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
- Mrs Partridge, upon this, immediately fell into a fury, and discharged the trencher on which she was eating, at the head of poor Jenny […]
- One who trenches; especially, one who cuts or digs ditches.
- A machine for digging trenches.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
(archaic) a long plate on which food is served
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a machine for digging trenches
Further reading
- Trencher (tableware) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Trencher (machine) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Old French
Verb
trencher
- Alternative form of trenchier
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 trencher (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | trencher | avoir trenché | |||||
gerund | en trenchant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | trenchant | ||||||
past participle | trenché | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | trenche | trenches | trenche | trenchons | trenchez | trenchent |
imperfect | trenchoie, trencheie, trenchoe, trencheve | trenchoies, trencheies, trenchoes, trencheves | trenchoit, trencheit, trenchot, trencheve | trenchiiens, trenchiens | trenchiiez, trenchiez | trenchoient, trencheient, trenchoent, trenchevent | |
preterite | trenchai | trenchas | trencha | trenchames | trenchastes | trencherent | |
future | trencherai | trencheras | trenchera | trencherons | trencheroiz, trenchereiz, trencherez | trencheront | |
conditional | trencheroie, trenchereie | trencheroies, trenchereies | trencheroit, trenchereit | trencheriiens, trencheriens | trencheriiez, trencheriez | trencheroient, trenchereient | |
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 | trenche | trenches | trenche | trenchons | trenchez | trenchent |
imperfect | trenchasse | trenchasses | trenchast | trenchissons, trenchissiens | trenchissoiz, trenchissez, trenchissiez | trenchassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | trenche | — | trenchons | trenchez | — |
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