escumer

Middle French

Verb

escumer

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   • a. 1580, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:

     Et les passent noz maistres en escumant, ou, ne les osant pas seulement taster, se jettent d'abordée dans la franchise de la coustume, où ils s'enflent et triomphent à bon compte.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of escumer

		simple			compound
infinitive		escumer			avoir escumé
gerund		en escumant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		escumant
past participle		escumé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	escume	escumes	escume	escumons	escumez	escument
	imperfect	escumois, escumoys	escumois, escumoys	escumoit, escumoyt	escumions, escumyons	escumiez, escumyez	escumoient, escumoyent
	past historic	escuma	escumas	escuma	escumasmes	escumastes	escumerent
	future	escumerai, escumeray	escumeras	escumera	escumerons	escumerez	escumeront
	conditional	escumerois, escumeroys	escumerois, escumeroys	escumeroit, escumeroyt	escumerions, escumeryons	escumeriez, escumeryez	escumeroient, escumeroyent
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 je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	escume	escumes	escume	escumons	escumez	escument
	imperfect	escumasse	escumasses	escumast	escumassions	escumassiez	escumassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	escume	—	escumons	escumez	—

Descendants

• French: écumer