conoistre

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin conōscere, variant of Latin cognōscere.

Verb

conoistre

  1. to know
    • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Ke charnelment od li ne jut,
      Ne charnelment ne la conut
      The physically he didn't lie with her
      And physically, he didn't know her
  2. to recognize

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 conoistre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive conoistre avoir coneü
gerund en conoissant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle conoissant
past participle coneü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present conois conois conoist conoissons conoissiez conoissent
imperfect conoissoie, conoisseie conoissoies, conoisseies conoissoit, conoisseit conoissiiens, conoissiens conoissiiez, conoissiez conoissoient, conoisseient
preterite conui coneüs conut coneümes coneüstes conurent
future conoistrai conoistras conoistra conoistrons conoistroiz, conoistreiz, conoistrez conoistront
conditional conoistroie, conoistreie conoistroies, conoistreies conoistroit, conoistreit conoistriiens, conoistriens conoistriiez, conoistriez conoistroient, conoistreient
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 conoisse conoisses conoisse conoissiens, conoissons conoissiez conoissent
imperfect coneüsse coneüsses coneüst coneüssons, coneüssiens coneüssoiz, coneüssez, coneüssiez coneüssent
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 –
— conois — conoissons conoissiez —

Descendants

References
  • “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 151
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