embasmer

Old French

Verb

embasmer

  1. to embalm

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.

Descendants

  • Middle French: embaumer

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (embalsemer, supplement)
  • The Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub has no entry, but has one citation for embasmé
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