desbaucher

Middle French

Alternative forms

• desbauchier, desbaulcher, debaucher

Etymology

Old French desbauchier.

Verb

desbaucher

1. to entice someone away from his or her work or duty

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of desbaucher

infinitive	simple	desbaucher
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	desbauchant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		desbauché
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	desbauche	desbauches	desbauche	desbauchons	desbauchez	desbauchent
	imperfect	desbauchois, desbauchoys	desbauchois, desbauchoys	desbauchoit, desbauchoyt	desbauchions, desbauchyons	desbauchiez, desbauchyez	desbauchoient, desbauchoyent
	past historic	desbaucha	desbauchas	desbaucha	desbauchasmes	desbauchastes	desbaucherent
	future	desbaucherai, desbaucheray	desbaucheras	desbauchera	desbaucherons	desbaucherez	desbaucheront
	conditional	desbaucherois, desbaucheroys	desbaucherois, desbaucheroys	desbaucheroit, desbaucheroyt	desbaucherions, desbaucheryons	desbaucheriez, desbaucheryez	desbaucheroient, desbaucheroyent
(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	desbauche	desbauches	desbauche	desbauchons	desbauchez	desbauchent
	imperfect	desbauchasse	desbauchasses	desbauchast	desbauchassions	desbauchassiez	desbauchassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	desbauche	—	desbauchons	desbauchez	—
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).

Derived terms

• desbauche

Descendants

• French: débaucher
• → English: debauch

References

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