esclairer

Middle French

Etymology

es- +‎ clair (“clear”) +‎ -er.

Verb

esclairer

1. to light up (make lighter; add light to)

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of esclairer

infinitive	simple	esclairer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	esclairant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		esclairé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	esclaire	esclaires	esclaire	esclairons	esclairez	esclairent
	imperfect	esclairois, esclairoys	esclairois, esclairoys	esclairoit, esclairoyt	esclairions, esclairyons	esclairiez, esclairyez	esclairoient, esclairoyent
	past historic	esclaira	esclairas	esclaira	esclairasmes	esclairastes	esclairerent
	future	esclairerai, esclaireray	esclaireras	esclairera	esclairerons	esclairerez	esclaireront
	conditional	esclairerois, esclaireroys	esclairerois, esclaireroys	esclaireroit, esclaireroyt	esclairerions, esclaireryons	esclaireriez, esclaireryez	esclaireroient, esclaireroyent
(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	esclaire	esclaires	esclaire	esclairons	esclairez	esclairent
	imperfect	esclairasse	esclairasses	esclairast	esclairassions	esclairassiez	esclairassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	esclaire	—	esclairons	esclairez	—
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: éclairer