esguarder

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exwardāre, equivalent to es- +‎ guarder.

Verb

esguarder

  1. to look at
  2. to study, to observe

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of esguarder (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive esguarder avoir esguardé
gerund en esguardant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle esguardant
past participle esguardé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present esguart esguardes esguarde esguardons esguardez esguardent
imperfect esguardoie, esguardeie, esguardoe, esguardeve esguardoies, esguardeies, esguardoes, esguardeves esguardoit, esguardeit, esguardot, esguardeve esguardiiens, esguardiens esguardiiez, esguardiez esguardoient, esguardeient, esguardoent, esguardevent
preterite esguardai esguardas esguarda esguardames esguardastes esguarderent
future esguarderai esguarderas esguardera esguarderons esguarderoiz, esguardereiz, esguarderez esguarderont
conditional esguarderoie, esguardereie esguarderoies, esguardereies esguarderoit, esguardereit esguarderiiens, esguarderiens esguarderiiez, esguarderiez esguarderoient, esguardereient
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 esguart esguarz esguart esguardons esguardez esguardent
imperfect esguardasse esguardasses esguardast esguardissons, esguardissiens esguardissoiz, esguardissez, esguardissiez esguardassent
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 –
— esguarde — esguardons esguardez —

Quotations

Christian of Troyes (circa 1170) Yvain ou le Chevalier au lion: “Et li leons, qui che esgarde,
De li aidier plus ne se tarde[.]”

And the lion who was watching
Did not wait any longer to help him.

Synonyms

Descendants
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