Infinitive
Gerund
en emprenant
Participles
| Present | emprenant |
| Past | empris |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | empreing; empren |
| 2nd sing. | emprenz |
| 3rd sing. | emprent |
| 1st plur. | emprenons |
| 2nd plur. | emprenez |
| 3rd plur. | emprenent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | emprenoie; empreneie |
| 2nd sing. | emprenoies; empreneies |
| 3rd sing. | emprenoit; empreneit |
| 1st plur. | empreniiens; empreniens |
| 2nd plur. | empreniiez; empreniez |
| 3rd plur. | emprenoient; empreneient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | empris |
| 2nd sing. | empreṣis |
| 3rd sing. | emprist |
| 1st plur. | empreṣimes |
| 2nd plur. | empreṣistes |
| 3rd plur. | emprisdrent |
Future
| 1st sing. | emprendrai |
| 2nd sing. | emprendras |
| 3rd sing. | emprendra |
| 1st plur. | emprendrons |
| 2nd plur. | emprendroiz; emprendreiz; emprendrez |
| 3rd plur. | emprendront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | emprendroie; emprendreie |
| 2nd sing. | emprendroies; emprendreies |
| 3rd sing. | emprendroit; emprendreit |
| 1st plur. | emprendriiens; emprendriens |
| 2nd plur. | emprendriiez; emprendriez |
| 3rd plur. | emprendroient; emprendreient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | empreigne |
| 2nd sing. | empreignes |
| 3rd sing. | empreigne |
| 1st plur. | emprenons; empreigniens; empreignons |
| 2nd plur. | emprenez; empreigniez |
| 3rd plur. | empreignent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | empreṣisse |
| 2nd sing. | empreṣisses |
| 3rd sing. | empreṣist |
| 1st plur. | empreṣissons; empreṣissiens |
| 2nd plur. | empreṣissoiz; empreṣissez; empreṣissiez |
| 3rd plur. | empreṣissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | empren |
| 1st plur. | emprenons |
| 2nd plur. | emprenez |
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *imprehendere, from Latin prehendere. See: Latin '
prehendo'.
Sample Sentences
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Se tu as anprise bataille (If you have taken up a battle) [c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:]
Cognates
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