empescher

Middle French

Verb

empescher

1. (reflexive, s'empescher) to get trapped
2. to prevent; to inhibit

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of empescher

infinitive	simple	empescher
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	empeschant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		empesché
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	empesche	empesches	empesche	empeschons	empeschez	empeschent
	imperfect	empeschois, empeschoys	empeschois, empeschoys	empeschoit, empeschoyt	empeschions, empeschyons	empeschiez, empeschyez	empeschoient, empeschoyent
	past historic	empescha	empeschas	empescha	empeschasmes	empeschastes	empescherent
	future	empescherai, empescheray	empescheras	empeschera	empescherons	empescherez	empescheront
	conditional	empescherois, empescheroys	empescherois, empescheroys	empescheroit, empescheroyt	empescherions, empescheryons	empescheriez, empescheryez	empescheroient, empescheroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	empesche	empesches	empesche	empeschons	empeschez	empeschent
	imperfect	empeschasse	empeschasses	empeschast	empeschassions	empeschassiez	empeschassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	empesche	—	empeschons	empeschez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: empêcher

References

• empescher on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)