devorer

See also: dévorer

Latin

Verb

dēvorer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dēvorō.

Old French

Alternative forms

• devourer

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dēvorō, dēvorāre; equivalent to de- +‎ vorer.

Verb

devorer

1. (literally and figuratively) to devour; to consume

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem devuer distinct from the unstressed stem devor. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		devorer			avoir devoré
gerund		en devorant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		devorant
past participle		devoré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	devuer	devueres	devuere	devorons	devorez	devuerent
	imperfect	devoroie, devoreie, devoroe, devoreve	devoroies, devoreies, devoroes, devoreves	devoroit, devoreit, devorot, devoreve	devoriiens, devoriens	devoriiez, devoriez	devoroient, devoreient, devoroent, devorevent
	preterite	devorai	devoras	devora	devorames	devorastes	devorerent
	future	devorerai	devoreras	devorera	devorerons	devoreroiz, devorereiz, devorerez	devoreront
	conditional	devoreroie, devorereie	devoreroies, devorereies	devoreroit, devorereit	devoreriiens, devoreriens	devoreriiez, devoreriez	devoreroient, devorereient
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	devuer	devuers	devuert	devorons	devorez	devuerent
	imperfect	devorasse	devorasses	devorast	devorissons, devorissiens	devorissoiz, devorissez, devorissiez	devorassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	devuere	—	devorons	devorez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: devourer
  • French: dévorer
• → Middle English: devouren, devoren, devouir, devoure, devowre, devowren
  • English: devour
  • Scots: devour, devoor