blasmer

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin blastēmāre (variant of blasphēmāre). Compare Old Occitan blasmar.

Verb

blasmer

1. to blame

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		blasmer			avoir blasmé
gerund		en blasmant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		blasmant
past participle		blasmé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	blasme	blasmes	blasme	blasmons	blasmez	blasment
	imperfect	blasmoie, blasmeie, blasmoe, blasmeve	blasmoies, blasmeies, blasmoes, blasmeves	blasmoit, blasmeit, blasmot, blasmeve	blasmiiens, blasmiens	blasmiiez, blasmiez	blasmoient, blasmeient, blasmoent, blasmevent
	preterite	blasmai	blasmas	blasma	blasmames	blasmastes	blasmerent
	future	blasmerai	blasmeras	blasmera	blasmerons	blasmeroiz, blasmereiz, blasmerez	blasmeront
	conditional	blasmeroie, blasmereie	blasmeroies, blasmereies	blasmeroit, blasmereit	blasmeriiens, blasmeriens	blasmeriiez, blasmeriez	blasmeroient, blasmereient
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	blasme	blasmes	blasme	blasmons	blasmez	blasment
	imperfect	blasmasse	blasmasses	blasmast	blasmissons, blasmissiens	blasmissoiz, blasmissez, blasmissiez	blasmassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	blasme	—	blasmons	blasmez	—

Related terms

• blastenge

Descendants

• French: blâmer
• → Middle Dutch: blameren
  • Dutch: blameren
• → Middle English: blamen, blame, blamie, blamyn (rare)
  • English: blame
  • Scots: blame
• → Italian: blasmare, biasmare, biasimare