esparpiller

Middle French

Verb

esparpiller

1. to scatter

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of esparpiller

infinitive	simple	esparpiller
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	esparpillant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		esparpillé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	esparpille	esparpilles	esparpille	esparpillons	esparpillez	esparpillent
	imperfect	esparpillois, esparpilloys	esparpillois, esparpilloys	esparpilloit, esparpilloyt	esparpillions, esparpillyons	esparpilliez, esparpillyez	esparpilloient, esparpilloyent
	past historic	esparpilla	esparpillas	esparpilla	esparpillasmes	esparpillastes	esparpillerent
	future	esparpillerai, esparpilleray	esparpilleras	esparpillera	esparpillerons	esparpillerez	esparpilleront
	conditional	esparpillerois, esparpilleroys	esparpillerois, esparpilleroys	esparpilleroit, esparpilleroyt	esparpillerions, esparpilleryons	esparpilleriez, esparpilleryez	esparpilleroient, esparpilleroyent
(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	esparpille	esparpilles	esparpille	esparpillons	esparpillez	esparpillent
	imperfect	esparpillasse	esparpillasses	esparpillast	esparpillassions	esparpillassiez	esparpillassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	esparpille	—	esparpillons	esparpillez	—
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: éparpiller

Old French

Verb

esparpiller

1. Alternative form of esparpeillier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ill, *-ills, *-illt are modified to il, iz, it. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of esparpiller (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		esparpiller			avoir esparpillé
gerund		en esparpillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		esparpillant
past participle		esparpillé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esparpil	esparpilles	esparpille	esparpillons	esparpillez	esparpillent
	imperfect	esparpilloie, esparpilleie, esparpilloe, esparpilleve	esparpilloies, esparpilleies, esparpilloes, esparpilleves	esparpilloit, esparpilleit, esparpillot, esparpilleve	esparpilliiens, esparpilliens	esparpilliiez, esparpilliez	esparpilloient, esparpilleient, esparpilloent, esparpillevent
	preterite	esparpillai	esparpillas	esparpilla	esparpillames	esparpillastes	esparpillerent
	future	esparpillerai	esparpilleras	esparpillera	esparpillerons	esparpilleroiz, esparpillereiz, esparpillerez	esparpilleront
	conditional	esparpilleroie, esparpillereie	esparpilleroies, esparpillereies	esparpilleroit, esparpillereit	esparpilleriiens, esparpilleriens	esparpilleriiez, esparpilleriez	esparpilleroient, esparpillereient
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	esparpil	esparpiz	esparpit	esparpillons	esparpillez	esparpillent
	imperfect	esparpillasse	esparpillasses	esparpillast	esparpillissons, esparpillissiens	esparpillissoiz, esparpillissez, esparpillissiez	esparpillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	esparpille	—	esparpillons	esparpillez	—