eschaper

Old French

Alternative forms

• escaper (northern)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excappāre.

Verb

eschaper

1. evade
2. avoid

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ps, *-pt are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		eschaper			avoir eschapé
gerund		en eschapant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		eschapant
past participle		eschapé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	eschap	eschapes	eschape	eschapons	eschapez	eschapent
	imperfect	eschapoie, eschapeie, eschapoe, eschapeve	eschapoies, eschapeies, eschapoes, eschapeves	eschapoit, eschapeit, eschapot, eschapeve	eschapiiens, eschapiens	eschapiiez, eschapiez	eschapoient, eschapeient, eschapoent, eschapevent
	preterite	eschapai	eschapas	eschapa	eschapames	eschapastes	eschaperent
	future	eschaperai	eschaperas	eschapera	eschaperons	eschaperoiz, eschapereiz, eschaperez	eschaperont
	conditional	eschaperoie, eschapereie	eschaperoies, eschapereies	eschaperoit, eschapereit	eschaperiiens, eschaperiens	eschaperiiez, eschaperiez	eschaperoient, eschapereient
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	eschap	eschas	eschat	eschapons	eschapez	eschapent
	imperfect	eschapasse	eschapasses	eschapast	eschapissons, eschapissiens	eschapissoiz, eschapissez, eschapissiez	eschapassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	eschape	—	eschapons	eschapez	—

Related terms

• chape

Descendants

• Middle French: eschapper
  • French: échapper
• Norman: êcapper
• → Middle English: escapen
  • English: escape