desirrer

Old French

Alternative forms

desirer

Etymology

Latin dēsīderō (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”)

Verb

desirrer

to desire; to covet
- circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
  […] Que Dex m’a la chose donee
  Que j’ai toz jorz plus desirree
  […] That god has given the me the thing
  That I've always wanted most

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rr, *-rrs, *-rrt are modified to r, rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		desirrer			avoir desirré
gerund		en desirrant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desirrant
past participle		desirré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desir	desirres	desirre	desirrons	desirrez	desirrent
	imperfect	desirroie, desirreie, desirroe, desirreve	desirroies, desirreies, desirroes, desirreves	desirroit, desirreit, desirrot, desirreve	desirriiens, desirriens	desirriiez, desirriez	desirroient, desirreient, desirroent, desirrevent
	preterite	desirrai	desirras	desirra	desirrames	desirrastes	desirrerent
	future	desirrerai	desirreras	desirrera	desirrerons	desirreroiz, desirrereiz, desirrerez	desirreront
	conditional	desirreroie, desirrereie	desirreroies, desirrereies	desirreroit, desirrereit	desirreriiens, desirreriens	desirreriiez, desirreriez	desirreroient, desirrereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	desir	desirs	desirt	desirrons	desirrez	desirrent
simple tenses	imperfect	desirrasse	desirrasses	desirrast	desirrissons, desirrissiens	desirrissoiz, desirrissez, desirrissiez	desirrassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	desirre	—	desirrons	desirrez	—

Synonyms

Descendants

Middle French: desirer
- French: désirer
→ Middle English: desiren
- English: desire

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