presumer

See also: présumer

English

Etymology

presume +‎ -er.

Noun

presumer (plural presumers)

1. One who presumes, especially in an arrogant way.
   • 1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England:

     Great Deſervers do perchance grow intolerable Preſumers

References

• “presumer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• supremer

Middle French

Etymology

Old French.

Verb

presumer

1. to presume; to assume

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of presumer

infinitive	simple	presumer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	presumant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		presumé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	presume	presumes	presume	presumons	presumez	presument
	imperfect	presumois, presumoys	presumois, presumoys	presumoit, presumoyt	presumions, presumyons	presumiez, presumyez	presumoient, presumoyent
	past historic	presuma	presumas	presuma	presumasmes	presumastes	presumerent
	future	presumerai, presumeray	presumeras	presumera	presumerons	presumerez	presumeront
	conditional	presumerois, presumeroys	presumerois, presumeroys	presumeroit, presumeroyt	presumerions, presumeryons	presumeriez, presumeryez	presumeroient, presumeroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	presume	presumes	presume	presumons	presumez	presument
	imperfect	presumasse	presumasses	presumast	presumassions	presumassiez	presumassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	presume	—	presumons	presumez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• → English: presume
• French: présumer

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praesumo.

Verb

presumer

1. to presume (take without permission)
2. to presume (make an assumption)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		presumer			avoir presumé
gerund		en presumant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		presumant
past participle		presumé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	presum	presumes	presume	presumons	presumez	presument
	imperfect	presumoie, presumeie, presumoe, presumeve	presumoies, presumeies, presumoes, presumeves	presumoit, presumeit, presumot, presumeve	presumiiens, presumiens	presumiiez, presumiez	presumoient, presumeient, presumoent, presumevent
	preterite	presumai	presumas	presuma	presumames	presumastes	presumerent
	future	presumerai	presumeras	presumera	presumerons	presumeroiz, presumereiz, presumerez	presumeront
	conditional	presumeroie, presumereie	presumeroies, presumereies	presumeroit, presumereit	presumeriiens, presumeriens	presumeriiez, presumeriez	presumeroient, presumereient
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	presum	presuns	presunt	presumons	presumez	presument
	imperfect	presumasse	presumasses	presumast	presumissons, presumissiens	presumissoiz, presumissez, presumissiez	presumassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	presume	—	presumons	presumez	—

Descendants

• → English: presume
• French: présumer

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (presumer, supplement)
• presumer on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub