temprer

Middle French

Verb

temprer

Alternative form of tremper

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of temprer

		simple			compound
infinitive		temprer			avoir tempré
gerund		en temprant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		temprant
past participle		tempré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
	imperfect	temprois, temproys	temprois, temproys	temproit, temproyt	temprions, tempryons	tempriez, tempryez	temproient, temproyent
	past historic	tempra	tempras	tempra	temprasmes	temprastes	temprerent
	future	temprerai, tempreray	tempreras	temprera	temprerons	temprerez	tempreront
	conditional	temprerois, tempreroys	temprerois, tempreroys	tempreroit, tempreroyt	temprerions, tempreryons	tempreriez, tempreryez	tempreroient, tempreroyent
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	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
simple tenses	imperfect	temprasse	temprasses	temprast	temprassions	temprassiez	temprassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	tempre	—	temprons	temprez	—

Old French

Alternative forms

tenprer

Etymology

From Latin temperāre, present active infinitive of temperō.

Verb

temprer

to temper; to moderate
to milden the water in a bath

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 temprer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		temprer			avoir tempré
gerund		en temprant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		temprant
past participle		tempré
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
	imperfect	temproie, tempreie, temproe, tempreve	temproies, tempreies, temproes, tempreves	temproit, tempreit, temprot, tempreve	tempriiens, tempriens	tempriiez, tempriez	temproient, tempreient, temproent, temprevent
	preterite	temprai	tempras	tempra	temprames	temprastes	temprerent
	future	temprerai	tempreras	temprera	temprerons	tempreroiz, temprereiz, temprerez	tempreront
	conditional	tempreroie, temprereie	tempreroies, temprereies	tempreroit, temprereit	tempreriiens, tempreriens	tempreriiez, tempreriez	tempreroient, temprereient
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	tempre	tempres	tempre	temprons	temprez	temprent
simple tenses	imperfect	temprasse	temprasses	temprast	temprissons, temprissiens	temprissoiz, temprissez, temprissiez	temprassent
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		—	tempre	—	temprons	temprez	—

Related terms

atemprer

Descendants

Middle French: tremper, temprer
- French: tremper
Norman: tremper

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