enginer

English

Etymology

From engine ‎ -er. See engineer.

Noun

enginer (plural enginers)

1. (obsolete) A contriver, an inventor
   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv], line 207:

     For tis the sport to haue the enginer
     Hoist with his owne petar.

2. (obsolete) One who makes engines.
3. Misspelling of engineer.

References

• “enginer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• ingener

Old French

Verb

enginer

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of engignier

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 enginer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		enginer			avoir enginé
gerund		en enginant			gerund of avoir past participle
present participle		enginant
past participle		enginé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	engin	engines	engine	enginons	enginez	enginent
	imperfect	enginoie, engineie, enginoe, engineve	enginoies, engineies, enginoes, engineves	enginoit, engineit, enginot, engineve	enginiiens, enginiens	enginiiez, enginiez	enginoient, engineient, enginoent, enginevent
	preterite	enginai	enginas	engina	enginames	enginastes	enginerent
	future	enginerai	engineras	enginera	enginerons	engineroiz, enginereiz, enginerez	engineront
	conditional	engineroie, enginereie	engineroies, enginereies	engineroit, enginereit	engineriiens, engineriens	engineriiez, engineriez	engineroient, enginereient
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	engin	engins	engint	enginons	enginez	enginent
	imperfect	enginasse	enginasses	enginast	enginissons, enginissiens	enginissoiz, enginissez, enginissiez	enginassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	engine	—	enginons	enginez	—