pleindre

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French plaindre, pleindre.

Verb

pleindre

  1. to cry out (in pain, etc.)

Descendants
  • French: plaindre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin plangere, present active infinitive of plangō.

Verb

pleindre

  1. Alternative form of plaindre
    • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Mult pleigneient e mult ploroent
      They cried a lot and they wailed a lot

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 pleindre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive pleindre avoir pleint
gerund en pleignant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle pleignant
past participle pleint
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present pleing pleinz pleint pleignons pleigniez pleignent
imperfect pleignoie, pleigneie pleignoies, pleigneies pleignoit, pleigneit pleigniiens, pleigniens pleigniiez, pleigniez pleignoient, pleigneient
preterite pleins pleinsis pleinst pleinsimes pleinsistes pleinstrent
future pleindrai pleindras pleindra pleindrons pleindroiz, pleindreiz, pleindrez pleindront
conditional pleindroie, pleindreie pleindroies, pleindreies pleindroit, pleindreit pleindriiens, pleindriens pleindriiez, pleindriez pleindroient, pleindreient
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 pleigne pleignes pleigne pleigniens, pleignons pleigniez pleignent
imperfect pleinsisse pleinsisses pleinsist pleinsissons, pleinsissiens pleinsissoiz, pleinsissez, pleinsissiez pleinsissent
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 –
— pleing — pleignons pleigniez —
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