Infinitive
ester; estere; estier; estiere; etre; istre; aistre; astre
Participles
| Present | esant; esteant; esteaunt; esteiant; estoiant; estoiaunt; estoientz; seriant |
| Past | eistié; esté; estié |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | seo; siu; su; sue; sui |
| 2nd sing. | es; iés |
| 3rd sing. | e; es; est; eist; eit; et; estz |
| 1st plur. | aimes; eimes; emes; esmes; semes; somes; sumes; sumis; sumus; sunmes |
| 2nd plur. | este; estes; estez |
| 3rd plur. | soent; son; sount; sun; sunt |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | ere; eroi; eroie; estei; esteie; estoi; estoie; iere; ioere |
| 2nd sing. | eires; esteies; estoies |
| 3rd sing. | asteyt; eirt; ere; eret; ereit; eroit; ert; estait; esteiet; esteit; estiet; estoit; estoutz; iere; iert |
| 1st plur. | erion; esteimes; esteyum; estoiemes; estoimes; estoiens; estoioms; estoium; estoyoum; estumes |
| 2nd plur. | eriez; estaitz; estayez; esteiez; estiez; estoiastez; stoiotz; estoioz; estoez |
| 3rd plur. | eraient; erent; eroent; eroient; esteient; estoient; estoiunt; ierent; ierunt |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | fiu; fu; fue; fui |
| 2nd sing. | feus; fuis; fuisses; fus |
| 3rd sing. | feu; feust; feut; fust; few; fu; fud; fouest; fue; fuht; fuist; fuit; fut |
| 1st plur. | fuimus; fume; fumes; fumus |
| 2nd plur. | feustes; feustetz; fustes; fustez; fute |
| 3rd plur. | feurent; fuirent; furent; furint; furrount; furunt |
Future
| 1st sing. | er; ere; erc; ier; ierc; iere; serai; serrai; serrei; serroi |
| 2nd sing. | eers; ers; iere; ieres; iers; estras; seras; serras |
| 3rd sing. | eert; eret; ert; estrat; iert; irt; cera; sera; serad; serat; serra; serrad; serrat; seira |
| 1st plur. | ermes; serum; serums; serrum; serrums |
| 2nd plur. | esterez; estreez; estrez; seretz; serez; serretz; serrez; streit; streiz |
| 3rd plur. | erent; ierent; irent; cerront; seiront; serent; serrent; serrount; serrunt; serunt; sorrunt |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | serree; serrei; serroi |
| 2nd sing. | esreies |
| 3rd sing. | estereit; estrait; estreit; cereit; ceroit; sereit; seroit; serreit; serroit |
| 1st plur. | serion |
| 2nd plur. | seriez; serriotz; serrioz |
| 3rd plur. | estreient; serreiount; serreyent; serroient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | saie; see; sei; seie; soi; soie |
| 2nd sing. | seis; seies; seiez |
| 3rd sing. | çoit; sait; sé; seist; seyt; seit; seith; seoit; seth; soie; soiet; soieit; soitz |
| 1st plur. | saioms; seimes; seimis; seions; seium; seiuns; seum; seun; seyms; seyouns; soem; soems; soiemes; soiom; soioms; soions; soium; soiun; soom; suiuns |
| 2nd plur. | saiez; seet; seez; seietz; seiez; seyet; soetz; soietz; soiez |
| 3rd plur. | saient; saint; seent; seient; seint; seont; seyont; soint; soient; soiont |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | feuse; fuce; fuisse; fuse; fusse |
| 3rd sing. | feust; fu; fud; fuist; fust; fut |
| 1st plur. | feussems; feussiens; feussoms; fuessems; fuessoms; fuissems; fuissoms; fussems; fussoms; fusums |
| 2nd plur. | feustetz; fuissetz; fuissez; fuseit; fusetz; fusez; fussez |
| 3rd plur. | feussent; feusseient; fuissent; fusent; fussent; fussont; fusunt |
Sample Sentences
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Si tu es de Deu criature [...] Primes me di que tu seies
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ke pité vous prenne pur moy ke son un poveres home
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En ciel la sus […] U fus e es e ers en eé
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vus creastes Tutes choses [...] E par ta volunté esteient
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il disoit qe le roy R. qi fuist est en plein vie en Scotelond
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vous empriant [...] que [...] vous me please acerteiner [...] droit ensi come vous estes d’aise et de santee
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E si il ne poent tuz estre […]
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il ne fou pas a la veue
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il ne purra estre devant vous au jour desusdit
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fist somoundre le priour […] d’ estre devant luy a Loundres a son general chapitle
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[...] qe chescun prestre estoiant a les ditz services eit xij d.
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N’eimes pas marchant, d’ estre achatur
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Eit commission en la Chancellerie d’ estre viscount
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Assise ne deit estre
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si fut [...] une sessioun ordinee de estre le meskredi prochein aprés a Louth’
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jeo fu a Seynt Auban a nostre seyngnur le rey pur la deliveraunce de la Tour de Londres
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Errez ert ja [...] De Rome treis bones jornees
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les trespas qui sunt estey fes as islemans
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enceis se combaterat Que de sa barbe seit rendant
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le paleis, ke a son pere soleit estre
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | es |
| 1st plur. | seum; seyums |
| 2nd plur. | seet; seez; seiez; seiés; sez; soiez |
Translations
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1.
to be,to belong to,to be in a position to,to stand trial,to be descended from, born of,to be engaged in, in the act of,to be worse off,to be in opposition to, oppose,to be present at,unless,to be compatible (that [...] and that),to be consistent with,there is,it happens that,there are,as he (etc. pleases (etc.),it is not the case that,whether (it be) [...] or,supposing that, if,if it were not that,well and good!
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2.
to be present, attend,to fall to, be the responsibility of,to be a member of,to be within the capacity of,to be (in authority) over,although, even if
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3.
to be engaged in, act as,to get to, arrive at,to be a party to,to be up to, the responsibility of,to busy oneself with, attend to
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4.
to take place,to concern, worry,to be the case (with),to be a matter of
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5.
to go,to be present at,to be about to, intend to,to be about, involve
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6.
(as an auxiliary) to have,to be about to,to become of
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7.
(+ p.pr. ad periphrasis for simple verb),to be engaged in,to be (of a certain age)
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8.
,to be of (greater, lesser) importance to
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to be the duty of
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10.
to be worthy of
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11.
to go, fare (well, ill) with
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12.
to be the matter with
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