descrier

English

Etymology

From Old French descrier (“to proclaim, announce, cry”).

Noun

descrier (plural descriers)

1. A person who descries.

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Old French

Etymology

des- +‎ crier.

Verb

descrier

1. (transitive) to announce; to proclaim (by shouting)
2. (intransitive) to cry out; to shout out

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		descrier			avoir descrié, descriez
gerund		en descriant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		descriant
past participle		descrié, descriez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	descrie, descri	descries, descris	descrie, descri	descrions	descriez, descriés	descrient
	imperfect	descrioe, descrieie, descrioie	descrioes, descrieies, descrioies	descriot, descrieit, descrioit	descriions, descriiions	descriiez, descriiiez	descrioent, descriient, descrioient
	past historic	descriai	descrias	descria	descriames	descriastes	descrierent
	future	descrierai	descrieras	descriera	descrierons	descrierez, descriereiz	descrieront
	conditional	descrieroe, descriereie, descrieroie	descrieroes, descriereies, descrieroies	descrierot, descriereie, descrieroie	descrierions, descrieriions	descrieriez, descrieriiez	descrieroent, descriereient, descrieroient
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	descrie, descri	descries, descris	descrie, descri	descrions	descriez	descrient
	imperfect	descriasse	descriasses	descriast	descriissons	descriissez, descriissiez	descriassent
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	–
		—	descrie	—	descrions	descriez	—

Descendants

• English: decry (borrowed)
• French: décrier