empenser

Middle French

Etymology

Old French empenser.

Verb

empenser

1. (transitive or reflexive, s'empenser) to think of; to think about

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of empenser

infinitive	simple	empenser
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	empensant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		empensé
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	empense	empenses	empense	empensons	empensez	empensent
	imperfect	empensois, empensoys	empensois, empensoys	empensoit, empensoyt	empensions, empensyons	empensiez, empensyez	empensoient, empensoyent
	past historic	empensa	empensas	empensa	empensasmes	empensastes	empenserent
	future	empenserai, empenseray	empenseras	empensera	empenserons	empenserez	empenseront
	conditional	empenserois, empenseroys	empenserois, empenseroys	empenseroit, empenseroyt	empenserions, empenseryons	empenseriez, empenseryez	empenseroient, empenseroyent
(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	empense	empenses	empense	empensons	empensez	empensent
	imperfect	empensasse	empensasses	empensast	empensassions	empensassiez	empensassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	empense	—	empensons	empensez	—
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).

References

• empenser on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (empenser)

Old French

Etymology

em- +‎ penser.

Verb

empenser

1. (transitive or reflexive, se empenser) to think of; to think about

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		empenser			avoir empensé
gerund		en empensant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		empensant
past participle		empensé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	empens	empenses	empense	empensons	empensez	empensent
	imperfect	empensoie, empenseie, empensoe, empenseve	empensoies, empenseies, empensoes, empenseves	empensoit, empenseit, empensot, empenseve	empensiiens, empensiens	empensiiez, empensiez	empensoient, empenseient, empensoent, empensevent
	preterite	empensai	empensas	empensa	empensames	empensastes	empenserent
	future	empenserai	empenseras	empensera	empenserons	empenseroiz, empensereiz, empenserez	empenseront
	conditional	empenseroie, empensereie	empenseroies, empensereies	empenseroit, empensereit	empenseriiens, empenseriens	empenseriiez, empenseriez	empenseroient, empensereient
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	empens	empens	empenst	empensons	empensez	empensent
	imperfect	empensasse	empensasses	empensast	empensissons, empensissiens	empensissoiz, empensissez, empensissiez	empensassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	empense	—	empensons	empensez	—

References

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