esbatre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ēbattuō.

Verb

esbatre

  1. to hit; to strike
    • circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la voie d'umilitei:
      Li autres, par sa lecherie,
      Est entreiz en l'anfermerie
      Por le cors esbatre et deduire.
      Li autres doute la froidure.
      The others, due to their debauchery, entered into the infirmary to strike the body and lead it away. The others doubt the (body's) coldness.
  2. to amuse; to bring enjoyment to
  3. (reflexive) to bump into (meet by chance)
  4. (reflexive) to have fun; to enjoy oneself

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of esbatre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive esbatre avoir esbatu
gerund en esbatant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle esbatant
past participle esbatu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present esbat esbaz esbat esbatons esbatez esbatent
imperfect esbatoie, esbateie esbatoies, esbateies esbatoit, esbateit esbatiiens, esbatiens esbatiiez, esbatiez esbatoient, esbateient
preterite esbati esbatis esbatié esbatimes esbatistes esbatierent
future esbatrai esbatras esbatra esbatrons esbatroiz, esbatreiz, esbatrez esbatront
conditional esbatroie, esbatreie esbatroies, esbatreies esbatroit, esbatreit esbatriiens, esbatriens esbatriiez, esbatriez esbatroient, esbatreient
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 esbate esbates esbate esbatons esbatez esbatent
imperfect esbatisse esbatisses esbatist esbatissons, esbatissiens esbatissoiz, esbatissez, esbatissiez esbatissent
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 –
— esbat — esbatons esbatez —

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