From Middle English gauger, gager, equivalent to gauge + -er. Compare Old French gaugeur, jaugëor.
gauger (plural gaugers)
From Old Northern French gaugeur; equivalent to gauge + -er.
gauger
gauger
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. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | gauger | avoir gaugé | |||||
gerund | en gaujant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | gaujant | ||||||
past participle | gaugé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | gauge | gauges | gauge | gaujons | gaugez | gaugent |
imperfect | gaujoie, gaugeie, gaujoe, gaugeve | gaujoies, gaugeies, gaujoes, gaugeves | gaujoit, gaugeit, gaujot, gaugeve | gaugiiens, gaugiens | gaugiiez, gaugiez | gaujoient, gaugeient, gaujoent, gaugevent | |
preterite | gaujai | gaujas | gauja | gaujames | gaujastes | gaugerent | |
future | gaugerai | gaugeras | gaugera | gaugerons | gaugeroiz, gaugereiz, gaugerez | gaugeront | |
conditional | gaugeroie, gaugereie | gaugeroies, gaugereies | gaugeroit, gaugereit | gaugeriiens, gaugeriens | gaugeriiez, gaugeriez | gaugeroient, gaugereient | |
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 | gauge | gauges | gauge | gaujons | gaugez | gaugent |
imperfect | gaujasse | gaujasses | gaujast | gaugissons, gaugissiens | gaugissoiz, gaugissez, gaugissiez | gaujassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | gauge | — | gaujons | gaugez | — |