empescher

Middle French

Verb

empescher

  1. (reflexive, s'empescher) to get trapped
  2. to prevent; to inhibit

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of empescher
infinitive simple empescher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple empeschant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle empesché
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present empesche empesches empesche empeschons empeschez empeschent
imperfect empeschois, empeschoys empeschois, empeschoys empeschoit, empeschoyt empeschions, empeschyons empeschiez, empeschyez empeschoient, empeschoyent
past historic empescha empeschas empescha empeschasmes empeschastes empescherent
future empescherai, empescheray empescheras empeschera empescherons empescherez empescheront
conditional empescherois, empescheroys empescherois, empescheroys empescheroit, empescheroyt empescherions, empescheryons empescheriez, empescheryez empescheroient, empescheroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present empesche empesches empesche empeschons empeschez empeschent
imperfect empeschasse empeschasses empeschast empeschassions empeschassiez empeschassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — empesche — empeschons empeschez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: empêcher

References
  • empescher on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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