abreger

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin abbrevio.

Verb

abreger

  1. (transitive) To shorten; to make shorter
    1. To abridge; to shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense
      • 1922, Rober de Gretham, Étude sur Le miroir; ou Les évangiles des domnées de Robert de Gretham, suivie d'extraits inédits‎, OL 12268630W, page 108:
        Dame, ne vus esmerveilliez / Que les lesçuns ai abrigez
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Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of abreger (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive abreger avoir abregé
gerund en abrejant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle abrejant
past participle abregé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present abrege abreges abrege abrejons abregez abregent
imperfect abrejoie, abregeie, abrejoe, abregeve abrejoies, abregeies, abrejoes, abregeves abrejoit, abregeit, abrejot, abregeve abregiiens, abregiens abregiiez, abregiez abrejoient, abregeient, abrejoent, abregevent
preterite abrejai abrejas abreja abrejames abrejastes abregerent
future abregerai abregeras abregera abregerons abregeroiz, abregereiz, abregerez abregeront
conditional abregeroie, abregereie abregeroies, abregereies abregeroit, abregereit abregeriiens, abregeriens abregeriiez, abregeriez abregeroient, abregereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present abrege abreges abrege abrejons abregez abregent
imperfect abrejasse abrejasses abrejast abregissons, abregissiens abregissoiz, abregissez, abregissiez abrejassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— abrege — abrejons abregez —

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