demener

See also: démener and démèner

Old French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Old French de-

Latin mina

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin minō

Old French mener

Old French demener

From de- + mener.

Verb

demener

1. (transitive) to lead (a battle, a mission, etc.)

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. It has two stems, a unstressed one in -men- that appears in most forms and a stressed one in -mein- (also -main-) that appears in parts of the present indicative, subjunctive and imperative. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		demener			avoir demené
gerund		en demenant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		demenant
past participle		demené
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	demein, demain	demeines, demaines	demeine, demaine	demenons	demenez	demeinent, demainent
	imperfect	demenoie, demeneie, demenoe, demeneve	demenoies, demeneies, demenoes, demeneves	demenoit, demeneit, demenot, demeneve	demeniiens, demeniens	demeniiez, demeniez	demenoient, demeneient, demenoent, demenevent
	preterite	demenai	demenas	demena	demenames	demenastes	demenerent
	future	demenerai	demeneras	demenera	demenerons	demeneroiz, demenereiz, demenerez	demeneront
	conditional	demeneroie, demenereie	demeneroies, demenereies	demeneroit, demenereit	demeneriiens, demeneriens	demeneriiez, demeneriez	demeneroient, demenereient
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	demein, demain	demeins, demains	demeint, demaint	demenons	demenez	demeinent, demainent
	imperfect	demenasse	demenasses	demenast	demenissons, demenissiens	demenissoiz, demenissez, demenissiez	demenassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	demeine, demaine	—	demenons	demenez	—

Descendants

• Middle French:
  • French: démener
• → English: demean
• → Middle English: demenen, demeinen
  • Middle English: demenure
    • English: demeanor