embracier

Old French

Alternative forms

• embracer
• enbracer

Verb

embracier

1. to kiss

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		embracier			avoir embracié
gerund		en embraçant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		embraçant
past participle		embracié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	embraz	embraces	embrace	embraçons	embraciez	embracent
	imperfect	embraçoie, embraceie, embraçoe, embracieve	embraçoies, embraceies, embraçoes, embracieves	embraçoit, embraceit, embraçot, embracieve	embraciiens, embraciens	embraciiez, embraciez	embraçoient, embraceient, embraçoent, embracievent
	preterite	embraçai	embraças	embraça	embraçames	embraçastes	embracierent
	future	embracerai	embraceras	embracera	embracerons	embraceroiz, embracereiz, embracerez	embraceront
	conditional	embraceroie, embracereie	embraceroies, embracereies	embraceroit, embracereit	embraceriiens, embraceriens	embraceriiez, embraceriez	embraceroient, embracereient
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	embraz	embraz	embrazt	embraçons	embraciez	embracent
	imperfect	embraçasse	embraçasses	embraçast	embracissons, embracissiens	embracissoiz, embracissez, embracissiez	embraçassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	embrace	—	embraçons	embraciez	—

Synonyms

• baisier

Descendants

• English: embrace
• French: embrasser