acroistre

Old French

Alternative forms

acreistre (Anglo-Norman)
accreistre, accroistre

Etymology

From Latin accrescere.

Pronunciation

(archaic) IPA^(key): /aˈkɾei̯stɾə/
(classical) IPA^(key): /aˈkɾoi̯stɾə/
(late) IPA^(key): /aˈkɾo̯ɛːtɾə/?

Verb

acroistre

to augment; to increase
- circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
  Por sa honte acroistre ou vangier[.]
  -To either increase or avenge his shame.
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, De l'Estat du Monde:
  Bien pueent lor richece acroistre.
  Well can they increase their richness
- 1256 September 15, letter from Jean d'Ibelin :
  Et as vilayns aussi de ma devant dite terre, vos ne devez ne nen poes accreistre sur eaus aucune novele droiture, ne prendre nule autre: que cele qui a este et est accostumee dou prendre sa en arrieres par les us et les costumes de la terre.
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Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 acroistre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acroistre			avoir acreü
gerund		en acroissant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		acroissant
past participle		acreü
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acrois	acrois	acroist	acroissons	acroissiez	acroissent
	imperfect	acroissoie, acroisseie	acroissoies, acroisseies	acroissoit, acroisseit	acroissiiens, acroissiens	acroissiiez, acroissiez	acroissoient, acroisseient
	preterite	acrui	acreüs	acrut	acreümes	acreüstes	acrurent
	future	acroistrai	acroistras	acroistra	acroistrons	acroistroiz, acroistreiz, acroistrez	acroistront
	conditional	acroistroie, acroistreie	acroistroies, acroistreies	acroistroit, acroistreit	acroistriiens, acroistriens	acroistriiez, acroistriez	acroistroient, acroistreient
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	acroisse	acroisses	acroisse	acroissiens, acroissons	acroissiez	acroissent
simple tenses	imperfect	acreüsse	acreüsses	acreüst	acreüssons, acreüssiens	acreüssoiz, acreüssez, acreüssiez	acreüssent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	acrois	—	acroissons	acroissiez	—

Descendants

Anglo-Norman: acreistre
- → Middle English: acresen, accreesen
  - English: accrease (obsolete)
- →⇒ Middle English: acrewen, acruwen
  - English: accrue
- Norman: accreître
Middle French: accroistre
- French: accroître

References

M. Sainte-Palaye et al. (1875) Dictionnaire historique de l'ancien langage françois, ou Glossaire de la langue franxoise depuis son origine jusqu'au siecle de Louis XIV‎, volume 1, page 52

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