estrangler

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French estrangler, from Classical Latin strangulō, strangulāre.

Verb

estrangler

to strangle (to squeeze the throat of someone)

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of estrangler

		simple			compound
infinitive		estrangler			avoir estranglé
gerund		en estranglant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		estranglant
past participle		estranglé
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	estrangle	estrangles	estrangle	estranglons	estranglez	estranglent
	imperfect	estranglois, estrangloys	estranglois, estrangloys	estrangloit, estrangloyt	estranglions, estranglyons	estrangliez, estranglyez	estrangloient, estrangloyent
	past historic	estrangla	estranglas	estrangla	estranglasmes	estranglastes	estranglerent
	future	estranglerai, estrangleray	estrangleras	estranglera	estranglerons	estranglerez	estrangleront
	conditional	estranglerois, estrangleroys	estranglerois, estrangleroys	estrangleroit, estrangleroyt	estranglerions, estrangleryons	estrangleriez, estrangleryez	estrangleroient, estrangleroyent
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	estrangle	estrangles	estrangle	estranglons	estranglez	estranglent
simple tenses	imperfect	estranglasse	estranglasses	estranglast	estranglassions	estranglassiez	estranglassent
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		—	estrangle	—	estranglons	estranglez	—

Old French

Etymology

From Latin strangulō, strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “a halter”)

Verb

estrangler

to strangle (to squeeze the throat of someone)

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 estrangler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		estrangler			avoir estranglé
gerund		en estranglant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		estranglant
past participle		estranglé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	estrangle	estrangles	estrangle	estranglons	estranglez	estranglent
	imperfect	estrangloie, estrangleie, estrangloe, estrangleve	estrangloies, estrangleies, estrangloes, estrangleves	estrangloit, estrangleit, estranglot, estrangleve	estrangliiens, estrangliens	estrangliiez, estrangliez	estrangloient, estrangleient, estrangloent, estranglevent
	preterite	estranglai	estranglas	estrangla	estranglames	estranglastes	estranglerent
	future	estranglerai	estrangleras	estranglera	estranglerons	estrangleroiz, estranglereiz, estranglerez	estrangleront
	conditional	estrangleroie, estranglereie	estrangleroies, estranglereies	estrangleroit, estranglereit	estrangleriiens, estrangleriens	estrangleriiez, estrangleriez	estrangleroient, estranglereient
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	estrangle	estrangles	estrangle	estranglons	estranglez	estranglent
simple tenses	imperfect	estranglasse	estranglasses	estranglast	estranglissons, estranglissiens	estranglissoiz, estranglissez, estranglissiez	estranglassent
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		—	estrangle	—	estranglons	estranglez	—

Descendants

English: strangle (borrowed)
French: étrangler
Norman: êtranglyi

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (estrangler, supplement)

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