medler

See also: Medler

Middle English

Alternative forms

meddeler, medeler, middiller, medlar

Etymology

From Old French medler, meslier; equivalent to medle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛdˈleːr/, /ˈmɛdlər/

Noun

medler (plural medlers) (rare)

The common medlar (Crataegus germanica, syn. Mespilus germanica) or its fruit.

Descendants

English: medlar
Fingallian: meddar

References

“medler, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-05-10.

Old French

Verb

medler

Alternative form of mesler
- c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
  As Normanz se medlerent
  They mixed themselves with the Normans

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 medler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		medler			avoir medlé
gerund		en medlant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		medlant
past participle		medlé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	medle	medles	medle	medlons	medlez	medlent
	imperfect	medloie, medleie, medloe, medleve	medloies, medleies, medloes, medleves	medloit, medleit, medlot, medleve	medliiens, medliens	medliiez, medliez	medloient, medleient, medloent, medlevent
	preterite	medlai	medlas	medla	medlames	medlastes	medlerent
	future	medlerai	medleras	medlera	medlerons	medleroiz, medlereiz, medlerez	medleront
	conditional	medleroie, medlereie	medleroies, medlereies	medleroit, medlereit	medleriiens, medleriens	medleriiez, medleriez	medleroient, medlereient
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	medle	medles	medle	medlons	medlez	medlent
simple tenses	imperfect	medlasse	medlasses	medlast	medlissons, medlissiens	medlissoiz, medlissez, medlissiez	medlassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	medle	—	medlons	medlez	—