mesprendre

Old French

Verb

mesprendre

  1. To misunderstand
    • circa 1170, Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion:
      Vous estes roys, si vous devés
      Garder de tort et de mesprendre.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of mesprendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive mesprendre avoir mespris
gerund en mesprenant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle mesprenant
past participle mespris
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mespreing, mespren mesprenz mesprent mesprenons mesprenez mesprenent
imperfect mesprenoie, mespreneie mesprenoies, mespreneies mesprenoit, mespreneit mespreniiens, mespreniens mespreniiez, mespreniez mesprenoient, mespreneient
preterite mespris mespreṣis mesprist mespreṣimes mespreṣistes mesprisdrent
future mesprendrai mesprendras mesprendra mesprendrons mesprendroiz, mesprendreiz, mesprendrez mesprendront
conditional mesprendroie, mesprendreie mesprendroies, mesprendreies mesprendroit, mesprendreit mesprendriiens, mesprendriens mesprendriiez, mesprendriez mesprendroient, mesprendreient
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 mespreigne mespreignes mespreigne mesprenons, mespreigniens, mespreignons mesprenez, mespreigniez mespreignent
imperfect mespreṣisse mespreṣisses mespreṣist mespreṣissons, mespreṣissiens mespreṣissoiz, mespreṣissez, mespreṣissiez mespreṣissent
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 –
— mespren — mesprenons mesprenez —

Descendants
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