devourer

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English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English devourere; equivalent to devour +‎ -er.

Noun

devourer (plural devourers)

  1. One who devours.
    • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, page 354:
      It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]
    • 1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 305:
      [They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs.

Anagrams

Middle French

Verb

devourer

  1. to devour; to consume; to eat

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of devourer
infinitive simple devourer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple devourant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle devouré
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present devoure devoures devoure devourons devourez devourent
imperfect devourois, devouroys devourois, devouroys devouroit, devouroyt devourions, devouryons devouriez, devouryez devouroient, devouroyent
past historic devoura devouras devoura devourasmes devourastes devourerent
future devourerai, devoureray devoureras devourera devourerons devourerez devoureront
conditional devourerois, devoureroys devourerois, devoureroys devoureroit, devoureroyt devourerions, devoureryons devoureriez, devoureryez devoureroient, devoureroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present devoure devoures devoure devourons devourez devourent
imperfect devourasse devourasses devourast devourassions devourassiez devourassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — devoure — devourons devourez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Verb

devourer

  1. Alternative form of devorer

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem deveur distinct from the unstressed stem devour. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of devourer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive devourer avoir devouré
gerund en devourant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle devourant
past participle devouré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present deveur deveures deveure devourons devourez deveurent
imperfect devouroie, devoureie, devouroe, devoureve devouroies, devoureies, devouroes, devoureves devouroit, devoureit, devourot, devoureve devouriiens, devouriens devouriiez, devouriez devouroient, devoureient, devouroent, devourevent
preterite devourai devouras devoura devourames devourastes devourerent
future devourerai devoureras devourera devourerons devoureroiz, devourereiz, devourerez devoureront
conditional devoureroie, devourereie devoureroies, devourereies devoureroit, devourereit devoureriiens, devoureriens devoureriiez, devoureriez devoureroient, devourereient
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 deveur deveurs deveurt devourons devourez deveurent
imperfect devourasse devourasses devourast devourissons, devourissiens devourissoiz, devourissez, devourissiez devourassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— deveure — devourons devourez —
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