embasmer

Old French

Verb

embasmer

1. to embalm

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 embasmer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		embasmer			avoir embasmé
gerund		en embasmant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		embasmant
past participle		embasmé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	embasme	embasmes	embasme	embasmons	embasmez	embasment
	imperfect	embasmoie, embasmeie, embasmoe, embasmeve	embasmoies, embasmeies, embasmoes, embasmeves	embasmoit, embasmeit, embasmot, embasmeve	embasmiiens, embasmiens	embasmiiez, embasmiez	embasmoient, embasmeient, embasmoent, embasmevent
	preterite	embasmai	embasmas	embasma	embasmames	embasmastes	embasmerent
	future	embasmerai	embasmeras	embasmera	embasmerons	embasmeroiz, embasmereiz, embasmerez	embasmeront
	conditional	embasmeroie, embasmereie	embasmeroies, embasmereies	embasmeroit, embasmereit	embasmeriiens, embasmeriens	embasmeriiez, embasmeriez	embasmeroient, embasmereient
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	embasme	embasmes	embasme	embasmons	embasmez	embasment
	imperfect	embasmasse	embasmasses	embasmast	embasmissons, embasmissiens	embasmissoiz, embasmissez, embasmissiez	embasmassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	embasme	—	embasmons	embasmez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: embaumer
  • → Middle English: embaumen
    • English: embalm
  • French: embaumer

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (embalsemer, supplement)
• The Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub has no entry, but has one citation for embasmé