Infinitive
Gerund
en gaimentant
Participles
| Present | gaimentant |
| Past | gaimenté |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | gaiment |
| 2nd sing. | gaimentes |
| 3rd sing. | gaimente |
| 1st plur. | gaimentons |
| 2nd plur. | gaimentez |
| 3rd plur. | gaimentent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | gaimentoie; gaimenteie; gaimentoe; gaimenteve |
| 2nd sing. | gaimentoies; gaimenteies; gaimentoes; gaimenteves |
| 3rd sing. | gaimentoit; gaimenteit; gaimentot; gaimenteve |
| 1st plur. | gaimentiiens; gaimentiens |
| 2nd plur. | gaimentiiez; gaimentiez |
| 3rd plur. | gaimentoient; gaimenteient; gaimentoent; gaimentevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | gaimentai |
| 2nd sing. | gaimentas |
| 3rd sing. | gaimenta |
| 1st plur. | gaimentames |
| 2nd plur. | gaimentastes |
| 3rd plur. | gaimenterent |
Future
| 1st sing. | gaimenterai |
| 2nd sing. | gaimenteras |
| 3rd sing. | gaimentera |
| 1st plur. | gaimenterons |
| 2nd plur. | gaimenteroiz; gaimentereiz; gaimenterez |
| 3rd plur. | gaimenteront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | gaimenteroie; gaimentereie |
| 2nd sing. | gaimenteroies; gaimentereies |
| 3rd sing. | gaimenteroit; gaimentereit |
| 1st plur. | gaimenteriiens; gaimenteriens |
| 2nd plur. | gaimenteriiez; gaimenteriez |
| 3rd plur. | gaimenteroient; gaimentereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | gaiment |
| 2nd sing. | gaimenz |
| 3rd sing. | gaiment |
| 1st plur. | gaimentons |
| 2nd plur. | gaimentez |
| 3rd plur. | gaimentent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | gaimentasse |
| 2nd sing. | gaimentasses |
| 3rd sing. | gaimentast |
| 1st plur. | gaimentissons; gaimentissiens |
| 2nd plur. | gaimentissoiz; gaimentissez; gaimentissiez |
| 3rd plur. | gaimentassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | gaimente |
| 1st plur. | gaimentons |
| 2nd plur. | gaimentez |
Verbs conjugated like gaimenter
entepreter,
ensanglenter,
barater,
mesconter,
paincter,
degoter,
effronter,
recunter,
reconter,
enchanter,
cunforter,
regreter,
represanter,
proporter,
pourporter,
remunter,
remonter,
presenter,
atalanter,
covoiter, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Blend of gway, way (“woe, misfortune”), from Frankish *wai (“woe”), and Latin lamentō (“to lament, bewail”) See: Latin '
lamentō'.
Verbs referencing "gaimenter"
English
wayment.
Sample Sentences
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Chacuns la pleure et la gaimente (Each one of them cried for her and lamented for her) [c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:]
Cognates
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