esbahir

Middle French

Alternative forms

abair

Verb

esbahir

to shock; to startle

Descendants

French: ébahir

Old French

Alternative forms

esbaïr, esbaier, abaier, abair, esbahir, abayer

Etymology

From esbaer (“to open wide; yawm”), from Vulgar Latin *exbadō, from ex- +‎ badō (“I gape; I open wide”).

Verb

esbahir

to astonish
to frighten

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		esbahir			avoir esbahi
gerund		en esbahissant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		esbahissant
past participle		esbahi
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esbahis	esbahis	esbahist	esbahissons	esbahissez	esbahissent
	imperfect	esbahissoie, esbahisseie	esbahissoies, esbahisseies	esbahissoit, esbahisseit	esbahissiiens, esbahissiens	esbahissiiez, esbahissiez	esbahissoient, esbahisseient
	preterite	esbahi	esbahis	esbahi	esbahimes	esbahistes	esbahirent
	future	esbahirai	esbahiras	esbahira	esbahirons	esbahiroiz, esbahireiz, esbahirez	esbahiront
	conditional	esbahiroie, esbahireie	esbahiroies, esbahireies	esbahiroit, esbahireit	esbahiriiens, esbahiriens	esbahiriiez, esbahiriez	esbahiroient, esbahireient
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	esbahisse	esbahisses	esbahisse	esbahissons	esbahissez	esbahissent
simple tenses	imperfect	esbahisse	esbahisses	esbahist	esbahissons, esbahissiens	esbahissoiz, esbahissez, esbahissiez	esbahissent
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		—	esbahis	—	esbahissons	esbahissez	—

Descendants

Middle French: ebahir
→ Middle English: abashen, abaissen, abaisshen, abaishen (< esbahiss-, esbaiss-, partially from abaissier (“to prostrate oneself”)) (see there for further descendants)

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