espoillier

Old French

Etymology

From Latin spoliāre, present active infinitive of spoliō (“pillage, ruin, spoil”). Also from Latin spoliāre: French spolier, which is borrowed from Latin (not inherited).

Verb

espoillier

1. to pillage
2. (reflexive, s'espoillier) to undress; to get undressed

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 *-oill, *-oills, *-oillt are modified to oil, ouz, out. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		espoillier			avoir espoillié
gerund		en espoillant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		espoillant
past participle		espoillié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	espoil	espoilles	espoille	espoillons	espoilliez	espoillent
	imperfect	espoilloie, espoilleie, espoilloe, espoillieve	espoilloies, espoilleies, espoilloes, espoillieves	espoilloit, espoilleit, espoillot, espoillieve	espoilliiens, espoilliens	espoilliiez, espoilliez	espoilloient, espoilleient, espoilloent, espoillievent
	preterite	espoillai	espoillas	espoilla	espoillames	espoillastes	espoillierent
	future	espoillerai	espoilleras	espoillera	espoillerons	espoilleroiz, espoillereiz, espoillerez	espoilleront
	conditional	espoilleroie, espoillereie	espoilleroies, espoillereies	espoilleroit, espoillereit	espoilleriiens, espoilleriens	espoilleriiez, espoilleriez	espoilleroient, espoillereient
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	espoil	espouz	espout	espoillons	espoilliez	espoillent
	imperfect	espoillasse	espoillasses	espoillast	espoillissons, espoillissiens	espoillissoiz, espoillissez, espoillissiez	espoillassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	espoille	—	espoillons	espoilliez	—

Descendants

• English: spoil