desmonter

Middle French

Etymology

des- +‎ monter.

Verb

desmonter

  1. to dismount
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, Livre Second:
      J'entends que les Valachi, courriers du grand Seigneur, font des extremes diligences, d'autant qu'ils ont loy de desmonter le premier passant qu'ils trouvent en leur chemin, en luy donnant leur cheval recreu; et que, pour se garder de lasser, ils se serrent à travers le corps bien estroitement d'une bande large.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • a. 1600, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:
      et pour ce qu’il m’a escript que le canon qu’il a en Dauphiné est tout desmonté, et supplie de le faire secourir de celuy du magasin de Lyon
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of desmonter
infinitive simple desmonter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple desmontant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle desmonté
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present desmonte desmontes desmonte desmontons desmontez desmontent
imperfect desmontois, desmontoys desmontois, desmontoys desmontoit, desmontoyt desmontions, desmontyons desmontiez, desmontyez desmontoient, desmontoyent
past historic desmonta desmontas desmonta desmontasmes desmontastes desmonterent
future desmonterai, desmonteray desmonteras desmontera desmonterons desmonterez desmonteront
conditional desmonterois, desmonteroys desmonterois, desmonteroys desmonteroit, desmonteroyt desmonterions, desmonteryons desmonteriez, desmonteryez desmonteroient, desmonteroyent
(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 desmonte desmontes desmonte desmontons desmontez desmontent
imperfect desmontasse desmontasses desmontast desmontassions desmontassiez desmontassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — desmonte — desmontons desmontez —
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).

Old French

Verb

desmonter

  1. (transitive) to cause (someone) to dismount
    • Lettre du dauphin Charles, 1364
      Noz ennemis l'ont desmonté de ses chevaulx
      Our enemies knocked him off his horses

Conjugation

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Descendants
  • → English: dismount
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