desrober

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French desrober, from des- +‎ rober.

Verb

desrober

  1. to loot; to plunder
  2. to steal
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, book II, chapter 8:
      il ne se pouvoit garder pourtant s’il passoit pres d’une boutique, où il y eust chose, dequoy il eust besoin, de la desrobber
      He couldn't stop himself however, if he passed a shop that had something he needed, to steal it

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of desrober
simple compound
infinitive desrober avoir desrobé
gerund en desrobant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desrobant
past participle desrobé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present desrobe desrobes desrobe desrobons desrobez desrobent
imperfect desrobois, desroboys desrobois, desroboys desroboit, desroboyt desrobions, desrobyons desrobiez, desrobyez desroboient, desroboyent
past historic desroba desrobas desroba desrobasmes desrobastes desroberent
future desroberai, desroberay desroberas desrobera desroberons desroberez desroberont
conditional desroberois, desroberoys desroberois, desroberoys desroberoit, desroberoyt desroberions, desroberyons desroberiez, desroberyez desroberoient, desroberoyent
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 past historic 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 ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present desrobe desrobes desrobe desrobons desrobez desrobent
imperfect desrobasse desrobasses desrobast desrobassions desrobassiez desrobassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— desrobe — desrobons desrobez —

Descendants
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