contrepeser

Old French

Alternative forms

• contrepeiser
• contrepoiser

Verb

contrepeser

1. to counterbalance

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. This verb has a stressed present stem contrepois distinct from the unstressed stem contrepes. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of contrepeser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		contrepeser			avoir contrepesé
gerund		en contrepesant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		contrepesant
past participle		contrepesé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	contrepois	contrepoises	contrepoise	contrepesons	contrepesez	contrepoisent
	imperfect	contrepesoie, contrepeseie, contrepesoe, contrepeseve	contrepesoies, contrepeseies, contrepesoes, contrepeseves	contrepesoit, contrepeseit, contrepesot, contrepeseve	contrepesiiens, contrepesiens	contrepesiiez, contrepesiez	contrepesoient, contrepeseient, contrepesoent, contrepesevent
	preterite	contrepesai	contrepesas	contrepesa	contrepesames	contrepesastes	contrepeserent
	future	contrepeserai	contrepeseras	contrepesera	contrepeserons	contrepeseroiz, contrepesereiz, contrepeserez	contrepeseront
	conditional	contrepeseroie, contrepesereie	contrepeseroies, contrepesereies	contrepeseroit, contrepesereit	contrepeseriiens, contrepeseriens	contrepeseriiez, contrepeseriez	contrepeseroient, contrepesereient
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	contrepois	contrepois	contrepoist	contrepesons	contrepesez	contrepoisent
	imperfect	contrepesasse	contrepesasses	contrepesast	contrepesissons, contrepesissiens	contrepesissoiz, contrepesissez, contrepesissiez	contrepesassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	contrepoise	—	contrepesons	contrepesez	—

Descendants

• → English: counterpoise