dampner

Middle French

Verb

dampner

1. to damn

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of dampner

infinitive	simple	dampner
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	dampnant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		dampné
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	dampne	dampnes	dampne	dampnons	dampnez	dampnent
	imperfect	dampnois, dampnoys	dampnois, dampnoys	dampnoit, dampnoyt	dampnions, dampnyons	dampniez, dampnyez	dampnoient, dampnoyent
	past historic	dampna	dampnas	dampna	dampnasmes	dampnastes	dampnerent
	future	dampnerai, dampneray	dampneras	dampnera	dampnerons	dampnerez	dampneront
	conditional	dampnerois, dampneroys	dampnerois, dampneroys	dampneroit, dampneroyt	dampnerions, dampneryons	dampneriez, dampneryez	dampneroient, dampneroyent
(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	dampne	dampnes	dampne	dampnons	dampnez	dampnent
	imperfect	dampnasse	dampnasses	dampnast	dampnassions	dampnassiez	dampnassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	dampne	—	dampnons	dampnez	—
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).

Old French

Alternative forms

• damner

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin damnō. The p is due to epenthesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dam(p)ˈneːː/

Verb

dampner

1. to damn

   Que Dex vos dampne!

   May God damn you!

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 dampner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		dampner			avoir dampné
gerund		en dampnant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		dampnant
past participle		dampné
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	dampne	dampnes	dampne	dampnons	dampnez	dampnent
	imperfect	dampnoie, dampneie, dampnoe, dampneve	dampnoies, dampneies, dampnoes, dampneves	dampnoit, dampneit, dampnot, dampneve	dampniiens, dampniens	dampniiez, dampniez	dampnoient, dampneient, dampnoent, dampnevent
	preterite	dampnai	dampnas	dampna	dampnames	dampnastes	dampnerent
	future	dampnerai	dampneras	dampnera	dampnerons	dampneroiz, dampnereiz, dampnerez	dampneront
	conditional	dampneroie, dampnereie	dampneroies, dampnereies	dampneroit, dampnereit	dampneriiens, dampneriens	dampneriiez, dampneriez	dampneroient, dampnereient
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	dampne	dampnes	dampne	dampnons	dampnez	dampnent
	imperfect	dampnasse	dampnasses	dampnast	dampnissons, dampnissiens	dampnissoiz, dampnissez, dampnissiez	dampnassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	dampne	—	dampnons	dampnez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: dampner
• → Middle English: dampnen, dame, damne, damnen, damni, dampen, dampne, dempnen
  • English: damn
  • Scots: damn