espeler

Old French

Etymology

From earlier espelir, from Frankish *spelôn, from Proto-Germanic *spellōną (“to speak”). The -er ending is probably by analogy with apeler.

Verb

espeler

to call; to cry out; to shout
to explain; to tell

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		espeler			avoir espelé
gerund		en espelant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		espelant
past participle		espelé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	espel	espeles	espele	espelons	espelez	espelent
	imperfect	espeloie, espeleie, espeloe, espeleve	espeloies, espeleies, espeloes, espeleves	espeloit, espeleit, espelot, espeleve	espeliiens, espeliens	espeliiez, espeliez	espeloient, espeleient, espeloent, espelevent
	preterite	espelai	espelas	espela	espelames	espelastes	espelerent
	future	espelerai	espeleras	espelera	espelerons	espeleroiz, espelereiz, espelerez	espeleront
	conditional	espeleroie, espelereie	espeleroies, espelereies	espeleroit, espelereit	espeleriiens, espeleriens	espeleriiez, espeleriez	espeleroient, espelereient
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	espel	espeaus	espeaut	espelons	espelez	espelent
simple tenses	imperfect	espelasse	espelasses	espelast	espelissons, espelissiens	espelissoiz, espelissez, espelissiez	espelassent
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		—	espele	—	espelons	espelez	—

Descendants

English: to spell
French: épeler
Ido: espelar

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