desdeignier

Old French

Etymology

From des- +‎ deignier (modern daigner).

Verb

desdeignier

1. to disdain

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		desdeignier			avoir desdeignié
gerund		en desdeignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		desdeignant
past participle		desdeignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desdeing	desdeignes	desdeigne	desdeignons	desdeigniez	desdeignent
	imperfect	desdeignoie, desdeigneie, desdeignoe, desdeignieve	desdeignoies, desdeigneies, desdeignoes, desdeignieves	desdeignoit, desdeigneit, desdeignot, desdeignieve	desdeigniiens, desdeigniens	desdeigniiez, desdeigniez	desdeignoient, desdeigneient, desdeignoent, desdeignievent
	preterite	desdeignai	desdeignas	desdeigna	desdeignames	desdeignastes	desdeignierent
	future	desdeignerai	desdeigneras	desdeignera	desdeignerons	desdeigneroiz, desdeignereiz, desdeignerez	desdeigneront
	conditional	desdeigneroie, desdeignereie	desdeigneroies, desdeignereies	desdeigneroit, desdeignereit	desdeigneriiens, desdeigneriens	desdeigneriiez, desdeigneriez	desdeigneroient, desdeignereient
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	desdeing	desdeinz	desdeint	desdeignons	desdeigniez	desdeignent
	imperfect	desdeignasse	desdeignasses	desdeignast	desdeignissons, desdeignissiens	desdeignissoiz, desdeignissez, desdeignissiez	desdeignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	desdeigne	—	desdeignons	desdeigniez	—

Descendants

• → Middle English: disdeynen, dedein, dedene, dedeyne, dedeyngnen, desdeignen, disdaignen, disdeyne, dysdayne, dysdeynen
  • English: disdain
  • Scots: disdain
• French: dédaigner