esbranler

Middle French

Etymology

From es- +‎ branler.

Verb

esbranler

1. (transitive) to shake, move, destabilize
2. (transitive) (figuratively) to destabilize (someone or something)

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of esbranler

infinitive	simple	esbranler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	esbranlant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		esbranlé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	esbranle	esbranles	esbranle	esbranlons	esbranlez	esbranlent
	imperfect	esbranlois, esbranloys	esbranlois, esbranloys	esbranloit, esbranloyt	esbranlions, esbranlyons	esbranliez, esbranlyez	esbranloient, esbranloyent
	past historic	esbranla	esbranlas	esbranla	esbranlasmes	esbranlastes	esbranlerent
	future	esbranlerai, esbranleray	esbranleras	esbranlera	esbranlerons	esbranlerez	esbranleront
	conditional	esbranlerois, esbranleroys	esbranlerois, esbranleroys	esbranleroit, esbranleroyt	esbranlerions, esbranleryons	esbranleriez, esbranleryez	esbranleroient, esbranleroyent
(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	esbranle	esbranles	esbranle	esbranlons	esbranlez	esbranlent
	imperfect	esbranlasse	esbranlasses	esbranlast	esbranlassions	esbranlassiez	esbranlassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	esbranle	—	esbranlons	esbranlez	—
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).

Derived terms

• esbranlement
• esbranlable

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (esbranler, supplement)
• esbranler on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)