trespasser

English

Etymology

trespass +‎ -er

Noun

trespasser (plural trespassers)

  1. One who trespasses; an interloper.
    • 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 16:
      The human is a land animal, not an aquatic one, and he is therefore a trespasser in the water.

Translations

Old French

Etymology

First known attestation 1100, from tres- +‎ passer[1], from Latin trans and passus (noun) (Vulgar Latin passō (verb)).

Verb

trespasser

  1. to traverse, to go through
    • 12th Century, Unknown, Raoul de Cambrai:
      France trespassent et entrent en Berri
      They went through France and went into Berri
  2. to travel; to go to
    • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:
      Pluisor qui s'an sont escapé
      Sont vers Escoce trespassé.
      Several of those who escaped
      Travelled to Scotland.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of trespasser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive trespasser avoir trespassé
gerund en trespassant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle trespassant
past participle trespassé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present trespas trespasses trespasse trespassons trespassez trespassent
imperfect trespassoie, trespasseie, trespassoe, trespasseve trespassoies, trespasseies, trespassoes, trespasseves trespassoit, trespasseit, trespassot, trespasseve trespassiiens, trespassiens trespassiiez, trespassiez trespassoient, trespasseient, trespassoent, trespassevent
preterite trespassai trespassas trespassa trespassames trespassastes trespasserent
future trespasserai trespasseras trespassera trespasserons trespasseroiz, trespassereiz, trespasserez trespasseront
conditional trespasseroie, trespassereie trespasseroies, trespassereies trespasseroit, trespassereit trespasseriiens, trespasseriens trespasseriiez, trespasseriez trespasseroient, trespassereient
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 trespas trespas trespast trespassons trespassez trespassent
imperfect trespassasse trespassasses trespassast trespassissons, trespassissiens trespassissoiz, trespassissez, trespassissiez trespassassent
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 – nos vos –
— trespasse — trespassons trespassez —

Descendants

References
  1. “trépasser” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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