escorcher

Middle French

Etymology

Old French escorchier.

Verb

escorcher

1. to skin (remove the skin from something)

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of escorcher

infinitive	simple	escorcher
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	escorchant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		escorché
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	escorche	escorches	escorche	escorchons	escorchez	escorchent
	imperfect	escorchois, escorchoys	escorchois, escorchoys	escorchoit, escorchoyt	escorchions, escorchyons	escorchiez, escorchyez	escorchoient, escorchoyent
	past historic	escorcha	escorchas	escorcha	escorchasmes	escorchastes	escorcherent
	future	escorcherai, escorcheray	escorcheras	escorchera	escorcherons	escorcherez	escorcheront
	conditional	escorcherois, escorcheroys	escorcherois, escorcheroys	escorcheroit, escorcheroyt	escorcherions, escorcheryons	escorcheriez, escorcheryez	escorcheroient, escorcheroyent
(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	escorche	escorches	escorche	escorchons	escorchez	escorchent
	imperfect	escorchasse	escorchasses	escorchast	escorchassions	escorchassiez	escorchassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	escorche	—	escorchons	escorchez	—
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).