enginer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From engine -er. See engineer.
Noun
[edit]enginer (plural enginers)
- (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.
- (obsolete) One who makes engines.
- Misspelling of engineer.
References
[edit]- “enginer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Old French
[edit]Verb
[edit]enginer
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of engignier
Conjugation
[edit]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 | ||||||
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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 | — |
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