empenser

== Middle French == === Etymology === Old French empenser. === Verb === empenser (transitive or reflexive, s'empenser) to think of; to think about ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. === References === empenser on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “empenser”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Old French == === Etymology === em- +‎ penser. === Verb === empenser (transitive or reflexive, se empenser) to think of; to think about ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “empenser”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. empenser on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub