Infinitive
Gerund
en esmant
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | esme |
| 2nd sing. | esmes |
| 3rd sing. | esme |
| 1st plur. | esmons |
| 2nd plur. | esmez |
| 3rd plur. | esment |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | esmoie; esmeie; esmoe; esmeve |
| 2nd sing. | esmoies; esmeies; esmoes; esmeves |
| 3rd sing. | esmoit; esmeit; esmot; esmeve |
| 1st plur. | esmiiens; esmiens |
| 2nd plur. | esmiiez; esmiez |
| 3rd plur. | esmoient; esmeient; esmoent; esmevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | esmai |
| 2nd sing. | esmas |
| 3rd sing. | esma |
| 1st plur. | esmames |
| 2nd plur. | esmastes |
| 3rd plur. | esmerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | esmerai |
| 2nd sing. | esmeras |
| 3rd sing. | esmera |
| 1st plur. | esmerons |
| 2nd plur. | esmeroiz; esmereiz; esmerez |
| 3rd plur. | esmeront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | esmeroie; esmereie |
| 2nd sing. | esmeroies; esmereies |
| 3rd sing. | esmeroit; esmereit |
| 1st plur. | esmeriiens; esmeriens |
| 2nd plur. | esmeriiez; esmeriez |
| 3rd plur. | esmeroient; esmereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | esme |
| 2nd sing. | esmes |
| 3rd sing. | esme |
| 1st plur. | esmons |
| 2nd plur. | esmez |
| 3rd plur. | esment |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | esmasse |
| 2nd sing. | esmasses |
| 3rd sing. | esmast |
| 1st plur. | esmissons; esmissiens |
| 2nd plur. | esmissoiz; esmissez; esmissiez |
| 3rd plur. | esmassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | esme |
| 1st plur. | esmons |
| 2nd plur. | esmez |
Verbs conjugated like esmer
secher,
sonjer,
sigler,
chastrer,
estrangler,
peccher,
engendrer,
aanchrer,
blasmer,
dampner,
sercher,
condampner,
adestrer,
sembler,
senbler,
dempner,
desaencrer,
sambler,
sanbler,
chulcher, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Inherited from Latin aestimāre, possibly with the prefix ad- (cf. Medieval Latin adaestimare). Eventually replaced with a borrowing of the same Latin word in Middle and modern French (estimer), as esmer came too close in pronunciation to aimer. The similarity was due to the fact that esmer had come to be pronounced like a modern *êmer. See: Latin '
aestimō'.
Verbs referencing "esmer"
English
aim, Middle French
estimer.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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