estre – Anglo-Norman verb conjugation

Anglo-Norman verb forms of estre

Infinitive

ester; estere; estier; estiere; etre; istre; aistre; astre

Participles

Presentesant; esteant; esteaunt; esteiant; estoiant; estoiaunt; estoientz; seriant
Pasteistié; 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

  • Si tu es de Deu criature [...] Primes me di que tu seies
  • ke pité vous prenne pur moy ke son un poveres home
  • En ciel la sus […] U fus e es e ers en eé
  • vus creastes Tutes choses [...] E par ta volunté esteient
  • il disoit qe le roy R. qi fuist est en plein vie en Scotelond
  • vous empriant [...] que [...] vous me please acerteiner [...] droit ensi come vous estes d’aise et de santee
  • E si il ne poent tuz estre […]
  • il ne fou pas a la veue
  • il ne purra estre devant vous au jour desusdit
  • fist somoundre le priour […] d’ estre devant luy a Loundres a son general chapitle
  • [...] qe chescun prestre estoiant a les ditz services eit xij d.
  • N’eimes pas marchant, d’ estre achatur
  • Eit commission en la Chancellerie d’ estre viscount
  • Assise ne deit estre
  • si fut [...] une sessioun ordinee de estre le meskredi prochein aprés a Louth’
  • jeo fu a Seynt Auban a nostre seyngnur le rey pur la deliveraunce de la Tour de Londres
  • Errez ert ja [...] De Rome treis bones jornees
  • les trespas qui sunt estey fes as islemans
  • enceis se combaterat Que de sa barbe seit rendant
  • 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

  • 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! (v.n.)
  • 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 (v.n.)
  • 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 (v.n.)
  • 4. to take place,to concern, worry,to be the case (with),to be a matter of (v.n.)
  • 5. to go,to be present at,to be about to, intend to,to be about, involve (v.n.)
  • 6. (as an auxiliary) to have,to be about to,to become of (v.n.)
  • 7. (+ p.pr. ad periphrasis for simple verb),to be engaged in,to be (of a certain age) (v.n.)
  • 8. ,to be of (greater, lesser) importance to (v.n.)
  • 9. to be the duty of (v.n.)
  • 10. to be worthy of (v.n.)
  • 11. to go, fare (well, ill) with (v.n.)
  • 12. to be the matter with (v.n.)

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