mascher

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French mascher, from Latin masticare.

Verb

mascher

  1. to chew

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of mascher
infinitive simple mascher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple maschant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle masché
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present masche masches masche maschons maschez maschent
imperfect maschois, maschoys maschois, maschoys maschoit, maschoyt maschions, maschyons maschiez, maschyez maschoient, maschoyent
past historic mascha maschas mascha maschasmes maschastes mascherent
future mascherai, mascheray mascheras maschera mascherons mascherez mascheront
conditional mascherois, mascheroys mascherois, mascheroys mascheroit, mascheroyt mascherions, mascheryons mascheriez, mascheryez mascheroient, mascheroyent
(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 masche masches masche maschons maschez maschent
imperfect maschasse maschasses maschast maschassions maschassiez maschassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — masche — maschons maschez —
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: mâcher
    • → Alemannic German: mäschere (possibly)
    • → Esperanto: maĉi
    Norman: mâquier
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