mortifier

English

Alternative forms

  • mortifiar (Scots, [17th century])

Etymology

mortify +‎ -er; compare French mortifieur

Noun

mortifier (plural mortifiers)

  1. One who, or that which, mortifies

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mortificō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔʁ.ti.fje/

Verb

mortifier

  1. To mortify, humiliate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Latin mortificō.

Verb

mortifier

  1. (chiefly figuratively) to kill; to render dead
    • 1586, Henry Suso, Oeuvres spirituelles, page 21:
      mortifier en nous toute sensualité
      kill in us all sensuality
  2. to mortify (discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of mortifier
simple compound
infinitive mortifier avoir mortifié
gerund en mortifiant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle mortifiant
past participle mortifié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present mortifie mortifies mortifie mortifions mortifiez mortifient
imperfect mortifiois, mortifioys mortifiois, mortifioys mortifioit, mortifioyt mortifiions, mortifiyons mortifiiez, mortifiyez mortifioient, mortifioyent
past historic mortifia mortifias mortifia mortifiasmes mortifiastes mortifierent
future mortifierai, mortifieray mortifieras mortifiera mortifierons mortifierez mortifieront
conditional mortifierois, mortifieroys mortifierois, mortifieroys mortifieroit, mortifieroyt mortifierions, mortifieryons mortifieriez, mortifieryez mortifieroient, mortifieroyent
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 past historic 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 ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present mortifie mortifies mortifie mortifions mortifiez mortifient
imperfect mortifiasse mortifiasses mortifiast mortifiassions mortifiassiez mortifiassent
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 – nous vous –
— mortifie — mortifions mortifiez —

Descendants

Old French

Etymology

Latin mortificō.

Verb

mortifier

  1. to kill; to render dead

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of mortifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive mortifier avoir mortifïé
gerund en mortifiant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle mortifiant
past participle mortifïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mortifi mortifïes mortifïe mortifions mortifïez mortifïent
imperfect mortifioie, mortifïeie, mortifioe, mortifïeve mortifioies, mortifïeies, mortifioes, mortifïeves mortifioit, mortifïeit, mortifiot, mortifïeve mortifiiiens, mortifiiens mortifiiiez, mortifiiez mortifioient, mortifïeient, mortifioent, mortifïevent
preterite mortifiai mortifias mortifia mortifiames mortifiastes mortifïerent
future mortifïerai mortifïeras mortifïera mortifïerons mortifïeroiz, mortifïereiz, mortifïerez mortifïeront
conditional mortifïeroie, mortifïereie mortifïeroies, mortifïereies mortifïeroit, mortifïereit mortifïeriiens, mortifïeriens mortifïeriiez, mortifïeriez mortifïeroient, mortifïereient
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 mortifi mortifis mortifit mortifions mortifïez mortifïent
imperfect mortifiasse mortifiasses mortifiast mortifiissons, mortifiissiens mortifiissoiz, mortifiissez, mortifiissiez mortifiassent
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 –
— mortifïe — mortifions mortifïez —

Descendants

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