ambler

See also: Ambler

English

Etymology

From amble +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

ambler (plural amblers)

  1. A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
    • 1485 July 31, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur, London: Published by David Nutt, in the Strand, 1889, OCLC 890162034:
      , Bk.X, Ch.lxxxiv:
      Thenne sir Epynogrys requyred sire Palomydes and sire Safere his brother to ryde with them vnto his castel for the sauf gard of his person / Sire said Palomydes we will be redy to conduyte you by cause that ye are sore wounded / and soo was Epynogrys and his lady horsed / and his lady behynde hym vpon a softe ambuler
  2. Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French ambler, borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. Doublet of ambuler, and partially of aller.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ble/

Verb

ambler

  1. (archaic) to amble

Conjugation

Further reading

Anagrams

Old French

Alternative forms

  • anbler

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulāre, present active infinitive of ambulō. See also aler, which was inherited (in part) from the same Latin verb.

Verb

ambler

  1. (of a horse) to amble

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ambler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ambler avoir amblé
gerund en amblant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle amblant
past participle amblé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present amble ambles amble amblons amblez amblent
imperfect ambloie, ambleie, ambloe, ambleve ambloies, ambleies, ambloes, ambleves ambloit, ambleit, amblot, ambleve ambliiens, ambliens ambliiez, ambliez ambloient, ambleient, ambloent, amblevent
preterite amblai amblas ambla amblames amblastes amblerent
future amblerai ambleras amblera amblerons ambleroiz, amblereiz, amblerez ambleront
conditional ambleroie, amblereie ambleroies, amblereies ambleroit, amblereit ambleriiens, ambleriens ambleriiez, ambleriez ambleroient, amblereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present amble ambles amble amblons amblez amblent
imperfect amblasse amblasses amblast amblissons, amblissiens amblissoiz, amblissez, amblissiez amblassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— amble — amblons amblez —

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