mesler

See also: Mesler

Middle French

Alternative forms

• mescler, medler, meller

Etymology

From Old French mesler.

Verb

mesler

1. to mix; to intermix
2. (reflexive, se mesler) to get involved with

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of mesler

infinitive	simple	mesler
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	meslant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		meslé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	mesle	mesles	mesle	meslons	meslez	meslent
	imperfect	meslois, mesloys	meslois, mesloys	mesloit, mesloyt	meslions, meslyons	mesliez, meslyez	mesloient, mesloyent
	past historic	mesla	meslas	mesla	meslasmes	meslastes	meslerent
	future	meslerai, mesleray	mesleras	meslera	meslerons	meslerez	mesleront
	conditional	meslerois, mesleroys	meslerois, mesleroys	mesleroit, mesleroyt	meslerions, mesleryons	mesleriez, mesleryez	mesleroient, mesleroyent
(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	mesle	mesles	mesle	meslons	meslez	meslent
	imperfect	meslasse	meslasses	meslast	meslassions	meslassiez	meslassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	mesle	—	meslons	meslez	—
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: mêler

Old French

Alternative forms

• medler, meller, *mescler

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin misculāre, derived from Latin miscēre.

Verb

mesler

1. to mix; to intermix

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesler			avoir meslé
gerund		en meslant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		meslant
past participle		meslé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	mesle	mesles	mesle	meslons	meslez	meslent
	imperfect	mesloie, mesleie, mesloe, mesleve	mesloies, mesleies, mesloes, mesleves	mesloit, mesleit, meslot, mesleve	mesliiens, mesliens	mesliiez, mesliez	mesloient, mesleient, mesloent, meslevent
	preterite	meslai	meslas	mesla	meslames	meslastes	meslerent
	future	meslerai	mesleras	meslera	meslerons	mesleroiz, meslereiz, meslerez	mesleront
	conditional	mesleroie, meslereie	mesleroies, meslereies	mesleroit, meslereit	mesleriiens, mesleriens	mesleriiez, mesleriez	mesleroient, meslereient
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	mesle	mesles	mesle	meslons	meslez	meslent
	imperfect	meslasse	meslasses	meslast	meslissons, meslissiens	meslissoiz, meslissez, meslissiez	meslassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	mesle	—	meslons	meslez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: mesler, mescler, medler, meller
  • French: mêler
• Norman: mêler
• → Middle English: medlen, medelin, meddlen, mellen
  • English: meddle, mell
  • Yola: mell