encharger

Middle French

Alternative forms

• enchargier

Etymology

From Old French enchargier. By surface analysis, en- +‎ charger.

Verb

encharger

1. to load; to burden
2. (figuratively) to charge (assign a duty or responsibility to)

Conjugation

• As parler except an extra e is inserted after the final g before a and o.
• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of encharger

infinitive	simple	encharger
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	enchargeant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		enchargé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	encharge	encharges	encharge	enchargeons	enchargez	enchargent
	imperfect	enchargeois, enchargeoys	enchargeois, enchargeoys	enchargeoit, enchargeoyt	enchargions, enchargyons	enchargiez, enchargyez	enchargeoient, enchargeoyent
	past historic	enchargea	enchargeas	enchargea	enchargeasmes	enchargeastes	enchargerent
	future	enchargerai, enchargeray	enchargeras	enchargera	enchargerons	enchargerez	enchargeront
	conditional	enchargerois, enchargeroys	enchargerois, enchargeroys	enchargeroit, enchargeroyt	enchargerions, enchargeryons	enchargeriez, enchargeryez	enchargeroient, enchargeroyent
(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	encharge	encharges	encharge	enchargeons	enchargez	enchargent
	imperfect	enchargeasse	enchargeasses	enchargeast	enchargeassions	enchargeassiez	enchargeassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	encharge	—	enchargeons	enchargez	—
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).