desploier

Middle French

Alternative forms

• desployer

Etymology

From Old French desploiier.

Verb

desploier

1. (transitive) to unfold; top unfurl; to unroll

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of desploier

infinitive	simple	desploier
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	desploiant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		desploié
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	desploie	desploies	desploie	desploions	desploiez	desploient
	imperfect	desploiois, desploioys	desploiois, desploioys	desploioit, desploioyt	desploiions, desploiyons	desploiiez, desploiyez	desploioient, desploioyent
	past historic	desploia	desploias	desploia	desploiasmes	desploiastes	desploierent
	future	desploierai, desploieray	desploieras	desploiera	desploierons	desploierez	desploieront
	conditional	desploierois, desploieroys	desploierois, desploieroys	desploieroit, desploieroyt	desploierions, desploieryons	desploieriez, desploieryez	desploieroient, desploieroyent
(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	desploie	desploies	desploie	desploions	desploiez	desploient
	imperfect	desploiasse	desploiasses	desploiast	desploiassions	desploiassiez	desploiassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	desploie	—	desploions	desploiez	—
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).

Related terms

• ploier, ployer

Descendants

• French: déployer

References

• desployer on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)