desclamer

Old French

Verb

desclamer

1. to call upon (as a witness, etc.)
   • 1305, Year books of the reign of Edward the First:

     Par quei, Margerye, volez vous ceo desclamer ?

     Who, Marjorie, do you wish to bear witness to this?

2. to refute; to deny

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		desclamer			avoir desclamé, desclamez
gerund		en desclamant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desclamant
past participle		desclamé, desclamez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	desclame	desclames	desclame	desclamons	desclamez, desclamés	desclament
	imperfect	desclamoe, desclameie, desclamoie	desclamoes, desclameies, desclamoies	desclamot, desclameit, desclamoit	desclamions, desclamiions	desclamiez, desclamiiez	desclamoent, desclamient, desclamoient
	past historic	desclama	desclamas	desclama	desclamames	desclamastes	desclamerent
	future	desclamerai	desclameras	desclamera	desclamerons	desclamerez, desclamereiz	desclameront
	conditional	desclameroe, desclamereie, desclameroie	desclameroes, desclamereied, desclameroied	desclamerot, desclamereie, desclameroie	desclamerions, desclameriions	desclameriez, desclameriiez	desclameroent, desclamereient, desclameroient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	desclame	desclames	desclame	desclamons	desclamez	desclament
	imperfect	desclamasse	desclamasses	desclamast	desclamissons	desclamissez, desclamissiez	desclamassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	desclame	—	desclamons	desclamez	—

Descendants

• English: to disclaim (borrowed)

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881)