especuler

Old French

Alternative forms

• speculer
• speculler

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin speculor, speculari.

Verb

especuler

1. to look at; to watch

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		especuler			avoir especulé
gerund		en especulant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		especulant
past participle		especulé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	especul	especules	especule	especulons	especulez	especulent
	imperfect	especuloie, especuleie, especuloe, especuleve	especuloies, especuleies, especuloes, especuleves	especuloit, especuleit, especulot, especuleve	especuliiens, especuliens	especuliiez, especuliez	especuloient, especuleient, especuloent, especulevent
	preterite	especulai	especulas	especula	especulames	especulastes	especulerent
	future	especulerai	especuleras	especulera	especulerons	especuleroiz, especulereiz, especulerez	especuleront
	conditional	especuleroie, especulereie	especuleroies, especulereies	especuleroit, especulereit	especuleriiens, especuleriens	especuleriiez, especuleriez	especuleroient, especulereient
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	especul	especus	especut	especulons	especulez	especulent
	imperfect	especulasse	especulasses	especulast	especulissons, especulissiens	especulissoiz, especulissez, especulissiez	especulassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	especule	—	especulons	especulez	—

Descendants

• French: spéculer