escuser

Old French

Alternative forms

• excuser

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin excuso, excusare.

Verb

escuser

1. (reflexive, s'escuser) to excuse oneself
2. (reflexive, s'escuser) to make excuses

Conjugation

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		escuser			avoir escusé
gerund		en escusant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		escusant
past participle		escusé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	escus	escuses	escuse	escusons	escusez	escusent
	imperfect	escusoie, escuseie, escusoe, escuseve	escusoies, escuseies, escusoes, escuseves	escusoit, escuseit, escusot, escuseve	escusiiens, escusiens	escusiiez, escusiez	escusoient, escuseient, escusoent, escusevent
	preterite	escusai	escusas	escusa	escusames	escusastes	escuserent
	future	escuserai	escuseras	escusera	escuserons	escuseroiz, escusereiz, escuserez	escuseront
	conditional	escuseroie, escusereie	escuseroies, escusereies	escuseroit, escusereit	escuseriiens, escuseriens	escuseriiez, escuseriez	escuseroient, escusereient
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	escus	escus	escust	escusons	escusez	escusent
	imperfect	escusasse	escusasses	escusast	escusissons, escusissiens	escusissoiz, escusissez, escusissiez	escusassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	escuse	—	escusons	escusez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: excuser
  • French: excuser
• → Middle English: excusen, escusen
  • English: excuse

See also

• pardoner