espondre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin expōnere.

Verb

espondre

  1. to tell, to recount (a story, events, etc.)
  2. to explain

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of espondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive espondre avoir espons, espos, espost, esponu, espondu
gerund en esponant, espondant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle esponant, espondant
past participle espons, espos, espost, esponu, espondu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present espoing espons espont, esponst esponons, espondons esponez, espondez esponent, espondent
imperfect esponoie, esponeie esponoies, esponeies esponoit, esponeit esponiiens, esponiens esponiiez, esponiez esponoient, esponeient
preterite espos, espons, esponi esposis, esponsis, esponis espost, esponst, esponié esposimes, esponsimes, esponimes esposistes, esponsistes, esponistes espostrent, esponstrent, esponierent
future espondrai espondras espondra espondrons espondroiz, espondreiz, espondrez espondront
conditional espondroie, espondreie espondroies, espondreies espondroit, espondreit espondriiens, espondriens espondriiez, espondriez espondroient, espondreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present espoigne, esponde, esponge espoignes, espondes, esponges espoigne, esponde, esponge espoigniens, espoignons, espondons, espongiens, esponjons espoigniez, espondez, espongiez espoignent, espondent, espongent
imperfect esposisse, esponsisse, esponisse esposisses, esponsisses, esponisses esposist, esponsist, esponist esposissons, esposissiens, esponsissons, esponsissiens, esponissons, esponissiens esposissoiz, esposissez, esposissiez, esponsissoiz, esponsissez, esponsissiez, esponissoiz, esponissez, esponissiez esposissent, esponsissent, esponissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— espon — esponons esponez —

Descendants

  • → Middle English: expounen, expone, exponen, expoune, expowne, expound, expounde, expounden, expownd (from the Old French infinitive espondre)
    • English: expound
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