demourer

Middle French

Alternative forms
  • demourrer

Etymology

Old French demorer.

Verb

demourer

  1. to be (in a place); to stay; to remain
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 14:
      Sire venez vous car nous demourons trop
      Sire, come with me because we're staying too long

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of demourer
infinitive simple demourer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple demourant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle demouré
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present demoure demoures demoure demourons demourez demourent
imperfect demourois, demouroys demourois, demouroys demouroit, demouroyt demourions, demouryons demouriez, demouryez demouroient, demouroyent
past historic demoura demouras demoura demourasmes demourastes demourerent
future demourerai, demoureray demoureras demourera demourerons demourerez demoureront
conditional demourerois, demoureroys demourerois, demoureroys demoureroit, demoureroyt demourerions, demoureryons demoureriez, demoureryez demoureroient, demoureroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present demoure demoures demoure demourons demourez demourent
imperfect demourasse demourasses demourast demourassions demourassiez demourassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — demoure — demourons demourez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: demeurer
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