esloignier

Old French

Etymology

From loing, or from Vulgar Latin *exlongō, exlongāre, from Latin longe.

Verb

esloignier

1. to separate
2. (reflexive, s'esloignier) to move away from
3. (by extension) to avoid

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 esloignier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		esloignier			avoir esloignié
gerund		en esloignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		esloignant
past participle		esloignié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esloing	esloignes	esloigne	esloignons	esloigniez	esloignent
	imperfect	esloignoie, esloigneie, esloignoe, esloignieve	esloignoies, esloigneies, esloignoes, esloignieves	esloignoit, esloigneit, esloignot, esloignieve	esloigniiens, esloigniens	esloigniiez, esloigniez	esloignoient, esloigneient, esloignoent, esloignievent
	preterite	esloignai	esloignas	esloigna	esloignames	esloignastes	esloignierent
	future	esloignerai	esloigneras	esloignera	esloignerons	esloigneroiz, esloignereiz, esloignerez	esloigneront
	conditional	esloigneroie, esloignereie	esloigneroies, esloignereies	esloigneroit, esloignereit	esloigneriiens, esloigneriens	esloigneriiez, esloigneriez	esloigneroient, esloignereient
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	esloing	esloinz	esloint	esloignons	esloigniez	esloignent
	imperfect	esloignasse	esloignasses	esloignast	esloignissons, esloignissiens	esloignissoiz, esloignissez, esloignissiez	esloignassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	esloigne	—	esloignons	esloigniez	—

Descendants

• → English: eloign
• Middle French: esloigner
  • French: éloigner