semondre

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin summoneo, cognate with semondre.

Verb

semondre

1. to invite

   El ât étai semondu ài taule por maingé d'aivô nos.

   He was invited to eat with us at the table.

2. to convoke
3. to convene

Conjugation

      Conjugation in Bourguignon

infinitive			semondre
gerund			semondant
auxiliary			aivoi
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		semondu		semondue
		plural		semondus		semondues
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		je (j') / i*	tu	ai (el), ale	je (j') / i*	vos	ai (el), ales
	present	semonds	semonds	semond	semondons	semondez	semondant
	imperfect	semondoos	semondoos	semondoot	semondeins	semondeins	semondeint
	preterite	semondis	semondis	semondit	semondirens	semondirens	semondirent
	future	semondré	semondrés	semondré	semondrons	semondrez	semondront
	conditional	semondroos	semondroos	semondroot	semondreins	semondreins	semondreint
subjunctive		que je (j') / qu'i*	que tu	qu'ai (el), qu'ale	que je (j') / qu'i*	que vos	qu'ai (el), qu'ales
	present	semonde	semondes	semonde	semondeins	semondeins	semondeint
	imperfect	semondisse	semondisses	semondisse	semondisseins	semondisseins	semondisseint
imperative		—	tu	—	je (j') / i*	vos	—
	present		semond		semondons	semondez
* je is found in Central and Eastern Burgundy, i is found in the Morvan and partially throughout the whole region

Old French

Alternative forms

• somondre
• somoundre

Etymology

From Latin summonēre, present active infinitive of Latin summoneō.

Verb

semondre

1. to summon; to beckon; call for
2. (law); to summon; to serve a summons.
3. (figuratively) to beg; to implore

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		semondre			avoir semons
gerund		en semonant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		semonant
past participle		semons
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	semoing, semon	semons	semont	semonons	semonez	semonent
	imperfect	semonoie, semoneie	semonoies, semoneies	semonoit, semoneit	semoniiens, semoniens	semoniiez, semoniez	semonoient, semoneient
	preterite	semons	semonsis	semonst	semonsimes	semonsistes	semonstrent
	future	semondrai	semondras	semondra	semondrons	semondroiz, semondreiz, semondrez	semondront
	conditional	semondroie, semondreie	semondroies, semondreies	semondroit, semondreit	semondriiens, semondriens	semondriiez, semondriez	semondroient, semondreient
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	semoigne, semonge	semoignes, semonges	semoigne, semonge	semonons, semoigniens, semoignons, semongiens, semonjons	semonez, semoigniez, semongiez	semoignent, semongent
	imperfect	semonsisse	semonsisses	semonsist	semonsissons, semonsissiens	semonsissoiz, semonsissez, semonsissiez	semonsissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	semon	—	semonons	semonez	—

Descendants

• Anglo-Norman: somoundre
  • → English: summon
• Bourguignon: semondre
• French: semondre