desnouer

Middle French

Etymology

Old French desnoer. See des- +‎ nouer.

Verb

desnouer

  1. to unknot (remove a knot from)
  2. (figuratively, by extension) to untangle

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of desnouer
infinitive simple desnouer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple desnouant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle desnoué
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present desnoue desnoues desnoue desnouons desnouez desnouent
imperfect desnouois, desnouoys desnouois, desnouoys desnouoit, desnouoyt desnouions, desnouyons desnouiez, desnouyez desnouoient, desnouoyent
past historic desnoua desnouas desnoua desnouasmes desnouastes desnouerent
future desnouerai, desnoueray desnoueras desnouera desnouerons desnouerez desnoueront
conditional desnouerois, desnoueroys desnouerois, desnoueroys desnoueroit, desnoueroyt desnouerions, desnoueryons desnoueriez, desnoueryez desnoueroient, desnoueroyent
(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 desnoue desnoues desnoue desnouons desnouez desnouent
imperfect desnouasse desnouasses desnouast desnouassions desnouassiez desnouassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — desnoue — desnouons desnouez —
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: dénouer
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