conplaindre

Old French

Alternative forms

• complaindre
• compleindre

Etymology

From Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat”).

Verb

conplaindre

1. to complain; to make a complaint

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		conplaindre			avoir conplaint
gerund		en conplaignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		conplaignant
past participle		conplaint
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	conplaing	conplainz	conplaint	conplaignons	conplaigniez	conplaignent
	imperfect	conplaignoie, conplaigneie	conplaignoies, conplaigneies	conplaignoit, conplaigneit	conplaigniiens, conplaigniens	conplaigniiez, conplaigniez	conplaignoient, conplaigneient
	preterite	conplains	conplainsis	conplainst	conplainsimes	conplainsistes	conplainstrent
	future	conplaindrai	conplaindras	conplaindra	conplaindrons	conplaindroiz, conplaindreiz, conplaindrez	conplaindront
	conditional	conplaindroie, conplaindreie	conplaindroies, conplaindreies	conplaindroit, conplaindreit	conplaindriiens, conplaindriens	conplaindriiez, conplaindriez	conplaindroient, conplaindreient
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	conplaigne, conplange	conplaignes, conplanges	conplaigne, conplange	conplaigniens, conplaignons, conplangiens, conplanjons	conplaigniez, conplangiez	conplaignent, conplangent
	imperfect	conplainsisse	conplainsisses	conplainsist	conplainsissons, conplainsissiens	conplainsissoiz, conplainsissez, conplainsissiez	conplainsissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	conplaing	—	conplaignons	conplaigniez	—

Descendants

• → English: complain
• Middle French: complaindre