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

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

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		desmonter			avoir desmonté
gerund		en desmontant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		desmontant
past participle		desmonté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desmont	desmontes	desmonte	desmontons	desmontez	desmontent
	imperfect	desmontoie, desmonteie, desmontoe, desmonteve	desmontoies, desmonteies, desmontoes, desmonteves	desmontoit, desmonteit, desmontot, desmonteve	desmontiiens, desmontiens	desmontiiez, desmontiez	desmontoient, desmonteient, desmontoent, desmontevent
	preterite	desmontai	desmontas	desmonta	desmontames	desmontastes	desmonterent
	future	desmonterai	desmonteras	desmontera	desmonterons	desmonteroiz, desmontereiz, desmonterez	desmonteront
	conditional	desmonteroie, desmontereie	desmonteroies, desmontereies	desmonteroit, desmontereit	desmonteriiens, desmonteriens	desmonteriiez, desmonteriez	desmonteroient, desmontereient
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	desmont	desmonz	desmont	desmontons	desmontez	desmontent
	imperfect	desmontasse	desmontasses	desmontast	desmontissons, desmontissiens	desmontissoiz, desmontissez, desmontissiez	desmontassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	desmonte	—	desmontons	desmontez	—

Descendants

• → English: dismount