colper

Old French

Etymology

From colp +‎ -er, from Late Latin colpus, from earlier colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).

Verb

colper

  1. Alternative form of coper
    • ca. 1140, anonymous, Chanson de Guillaume 18v:
      Ja vus avrai cele teste colpee
      I'm going to give a blow to that head

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of colper (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive colper avoir colpé
gerund en colpant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle colpant
past participle colpé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present colp colpes colpe colpons colpez colpent
imperfect colpoie, colpeie, colpoe, colpeve colpoies, colpeies, colpoes, colpeves colpoit, colpeit, colpot, colpeve colpiiens, colpiens colpiiez, colpiez colpoient, colpeient, colpoent, colpevent
preterite colpai colpas colpa colpames colpastes colperent
future colperai colperas colpera colperons colperoiz, colpereiz, colperez colperont
conditional colperoie, colpereie colperoies, colpereies colperoit, colpereit colperiiens, colperiens colperiiez, colperiez colperoient, colpereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present colp cols colt colpons colpez colpent
imperfect colpasse colpasses colpast colpissons, colpissiens colpissoiz, colpissez, colpissiez colpassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— colpe — colpons colpez —

Descendants
  • French: couper
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