desver

Middle French

Verb

desver

  1. to go insane, to go mad

Conjugation

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

Old French

Etymology

The Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch links desver to Vulgar Latin *reexvagus[1]. Hence, cognate with resver.

Verb

desver

  1. to go insane, to go mad

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.

References

  1. von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “*reexvagus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 100, page 186
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