es- (“to remove; out of”) + cervel (“brain”) + -er (verbal suffix).
escerveler
- to kill by removing the brain; loosely, to decapitate
c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:Fauces leva l'espee ke soz sez peaux porta,
Tel l'en dona en chief ke tot l'escervela- Fauces lifted the sword that he kept under his skins,
And give him such a blow that he decapitated him
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-els, *-elt are modified to eaus, eaut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
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simple
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compound
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infinitive
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escerveler
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avoir escervelé
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gerund
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en escervelant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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present participle
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escervelant
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past participle
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escervelé
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person
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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jo
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tu
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il
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nos
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vos
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il
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simple tenses
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present
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escervel
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escerveles
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escervele
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escervelons
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escervelez
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escervelent
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imperfect
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escerveloie, escerveleie, escerveloe, escerveleve
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escerveloies, escerveleies, escerveloes, escerveleves
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escerveloit, escerveleit, escervelot, escerveleve
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escerveliiens, escerveliens
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escerveliiez, escerveliez
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escerveloient, escerveleient, escerveloent, escervelevent
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preterite
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escervelai
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escervelas
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escervela
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escervelames
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escervelastes
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escervelerent
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future
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escervelerai
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escerveleras
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escervelera
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escervelerons
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escerveleroiz, escervelereiz, escervelerez
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escerveleront
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conditional
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escerveleroie, escervelereie
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escerveleroies, escervelereies
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escerveleroit, escervelereit
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escerveleriiens, escerveleriens
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escerveleriiez, escerveleriez
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escerveleroient, escervelereient
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compound tenses
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present perfect
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present tense of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
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past anterior
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preterite tense of avoir + past participle
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future perfect
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future tense of avoir + past participle
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conditional perfect
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conditional tense of avoir + past participle
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subjunctive
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que jo
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que tu
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qu’il
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que nos
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que vos
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qu’il
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simple tenses
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present
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escervel
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escerveaus
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escerveaut
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escervelons
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escervelez
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escervelent
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imperfect
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escervelasse
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escervelasses
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escervelast
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escervelissons, escervelissiens
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escervelissoiz, escervelissez, escervelissiez
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escervelassent
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compound tenses
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nos
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vos
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–
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—
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escervele
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—
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escervelons
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escervelez
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—
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