recovrer

Old French

Alternative forms

• recuvrer

Etymology

Inherited from Latin recuperāre.

Verb

recovrer

1. recover; reobtain

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 recovrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		recovrer			avoir recovré
gerund		en recovrant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		recovrant
past participle		recovré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	recovre	recovres	recovre	recovrons	recovrez	recovrent
	imperfect	recovroie, recovreie, recovroe, recovreve	recovroies, recovreies, recovroes, recovreves	recovroit, recovreit, recovrot, recovreve	recovriiens, recovriens	recovriiez, recovriez	recovroient, recovreient, recovroent, recovrevent
	preterite	recovrai	recovras	recovra	recovrames	recovrastes	recovrerent
	future	recovrerai	recovreras	recovrera	recovrerons	recovreroiz, recovrereiz, recovrerez	recovreront
	conditional	recovreroie, recovrereie	recovreroies, recovrereies	recovreroit, recovrereit	recovreriiens, recovreriens	recovreriiez, recovreriez	recovreroient, recovrereient
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	recovre	recovres	recovre	recovrons	recovrez	recovrent
	imperfect	recovrasse	recovrasses	recovrast	recovrissons, recovrissiens	recovrissoiz, recovrissez, recovrissiez	recovrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	recovre	—	recovrons	recovrez	—

Descendants

• Franc-Comtois: recrouvai
• Lorrain: eurcovrè
• Middle French: recouvrer
  • French: recouvrer
• Picard: récourer
• → Middle English: recoveren
  • English: recover

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “rĕcŭpĕrare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 165