blesmir

Old French

Alternative forms
  • blemir

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *blesmijan, *blasmijan (“to grow pale; to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“shining, white, fair, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shine, be white”).

Verb

blesmir

  1. to damage, harm; to violate
  2. to stain, discolor; to blemish, sully

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 blesmir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive blesmir avoir blesmi
gerund en blesmissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle blesmissant
past participle blesmi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present blesmis blesmis blesmist blesmissons blesmissez blesmissent
imperfect blesmissoie, blesmisseie blesmissoies, blesmisseies blesmissoit, blesmisseit blesmissiiens, blesmissiens blesmissiiez, blesmissiez blesmissoient, blesmisseient
preterite blesmi blesmis blesmi blesmimes blesmistes blesmirent
future blesmirai blesmiras blesmira blesmirons blesmiroiz, blesmireiz, blesmirez blesmiront
conditional blesmiroie, blesmireie blesmiroies, blesmireies blesmiroit, blesmireit blesmiriiens, blesmiriens blesmiriiez, blesmiriez blesmiroient, blesmireient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present blesmisse blesmisses blesmisse blesmissons blesmissez blesmissent
imperfect blesmisse blesmisses blesmist blesmissons, blesmissiens blesmissoiz, blesmissez, blesmissiez blesmissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— blesmis — blesmissons blesmissez —

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle French: blemir, blesmir
  • → Middle English: blemisshen, blemissen
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