Middle French

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Etymology

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des- +‎ monter.

Verb

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desmonter

  1. to dismount
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, Livre Second:
      J'entends que les Valachi, courriers du grand Seigneur, font des extremes diligences, d'autant qu'ils ont loy de desmonter le premier passant qu'ils trouvent en leur chemin, en luy donnant leur cheval recreu; et que, pour se garder de lasser, ils se serrent à travers le corps bien estroitement d'une bande large.
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    • a. 1600, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:
      et pour ce qu’il m’a escript que le canon qu’il a en Dauphiné est tout desmonté, et supplie de le faire secourir de celuy du magasin de Lyon
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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

Old French

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Verb

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desmonter

  1. (transitive) to cause (someone) to dismount
    • Lettre du dauphin Charles, 1364
      Noz ennemis l'ont desmonté de ses chevaulx
      Our enemies knocked him off his horses

Conjugation

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

Descendants

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  • English: dismount