demourer

Middle French

Alternative forms

• demourrer

Etymology

Old French demorer.

Verb

demourer

1. to be (in a place); to stay; to remain
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 14:

     Sire venez vous car nous demourons trop

     Sire, come with me because we're staying too long

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of demourer

infinitive	simple	demourer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	demourant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		demouré
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	demoure	demoures	demoure	demourons	demourez	demourent
	imperfect	demourois, demouroys	demourois, demouroys	demouroit, demouroyt	demourions, demouryons	demouriez, demouryez	demouroient, demouroyent
	past historic	demoura	demouras	demoura	demourasmes	demourastes	demourerent
	future	demourerai, demoureray	demoureras	demourera	demourerons	demourerez	demoureront
	conditional	demourerois, demoureroys	demourerois, demoureroys	demoureroit, demoureroyt	demourerions, demoureryons	demoureriez, demoureryez	demoureroient, demoureroyent
(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	demoure	demoures	demoure	demourons	demourez	demourent
	imperfect	demourasse	demourasses	demourast	demourassions	demourassiez	demourassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	demoure	—	demourons	demourez	—
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

• French: demeurer