desirrer

Old French

Alternative forms

• desirer

Etymology

Latin dēsīderō (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”)

Verb

desirrer

1. to desire; to covet
   • c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:

     […] Que Dex m’a la chose donee
     Que j’ai toz jorz plus desirree

     […] That god has given the me the thing
     That I've always wanted most

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rr, *-rrs, *-rrt are modified to r, rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		desirrer			avoir desirré
gerund		en desirrant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		desirrant
past participle		desirré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desir	desirres	desirre	desirrons	desirrez	desirrent
	imperfect	desirroie, desirreie, desirroe, desirreve	desirroies, desirreies, desirroes, desirreves	desirroit, desirreit, desirrot, desirreve	desirriiens, desirriens	desirriiez, desirriez	desirroient, desirreient, desirroent, desirrevent
	preterite	desirrai	desirras	desirra	desirrames	desirrastes	desirrerent
	future	desirrerai	desirreras	desirrera	desirrerons	desirreroiz, desirrereiz, desirrerez	desirreront
	conditional	desirreroie, desirrereie	desirreroies, desirrereies	desirreroit, desirrereit	desirreriiens, desirreriens	desirreriiez, desirreriez	desirreroient, desirrereient
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	desir	desirs	desirt	desirrons	desirrez	desirrent
	imperfect	desirrasse	desirrasses	desirrast	desirrissons, desirrissiens	desirrissoiz, desirrissez, desirrissiez	desirrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	desirre	—	desirrons	desirrez	—

Synonyms

• covoiter
• voloir

Descendants

• Middle French: desirer
  • French: désirer
• → Middle English: desiren
  • English: desire