desnouer

Middle French

Etymology

Old French desnoer. See des- +‎ nouer.

Verb

desnouer

1. to unknot (remove a knot from)
2. (figuratively, by extension) to untangle

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of desnouer

infinitive	simple	desnouer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	desnouant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		desnoué
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	desnoue	desnoues	desnoue	desnouons	desnouez	desnouent
	imperfect	desnouois, desnouoys	desnouois, desnouoys	desnouoit, desnouoyt	desnouions, desnouyons	desnouiez, desnouyez	desnouoient, desnouoyent
	past historic	desnoua	desnouas	desnoua	desnouasmes	desnouastes	desnouerent
	future	desnouerai, desnoueray	desnoueras	desnouera	desnouerons	desnouerez	desnoueront
	conditional	desnouerois, desnoueroys	desnouerois, desnoueroys	desnoueroit, desnoueroyt	desnouerions, desnoueryons	desnoueriez, desnoueryez	desnoueroient, desnoueroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	desnoue	desnoues	desnoue	desnouons	desnouez	desnouent
	imperfect	desnouasse	desnouasses	desnouast	desnouassions	desnouassiez	desnouassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	desnoue	—	desnouons	desnouez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: dénouer