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Webster 1913 Edition
Venger
Ven′ger
,Noun.
An avenger.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Venger
VENG'ER
,Noun.
Definition 2025
venger
venger
See also: vëngër
English
Noun
venger (plural vengers)
- Obsolete form of avenger.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
French
Etymology
From Old French vengier, from Latin vindicāre, present active infinitive of vindicō.
Pronunciation
Verb
venger
Derived terms
Conjugation
This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written venge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a “soft” /ʒ/ and not a “hard” /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.
Conjugation of venger (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | venger | avoir vengé | |||||
| gerund | en vengeant | en ayant vengé | |||||
| present participle | vengeant /vɑ̃.ʒɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | vengé /vɑ̃.ʒe/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | venge /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
venges /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
venge /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
vengeons /vɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/ |
vengez /vɑ̃.ʒe/ |
vengent /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
| imperfect | vengeais /vɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
vengeais /vɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
vengeait /vɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
vengions /vɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ |
vengiez /vɑ̃.ʒje/ |
vengeaient /vɑ̃.ʒɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | vengeai /vɑ̃.ʒe/ |
vengeas /vɑ̃.ʒa/ |
vengea /vɑ̃.ʒa/ |
vengeâmes /vɑ̃.ʒam/ |
vengeâtes /vɑ̃.ʒat/ |
vengèrent /vɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/ |
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| future | vengerai /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/ |
vengeras /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/ |
vengera /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁa/ |
vengerons /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
vengerez /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁe/ |
vengeront /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | vengerais /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
vengerais /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
vengerait /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
vengerions /vɑ̃.ʒə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
vengeriez /vɑ̃.ʒə.ʁje/ |
vengeraient /vɑ̃ʒ.ʁɛ/ |
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| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | venge /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
venges /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
venge /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
vengions /vɑ̃.ʒjɔ̃/ |
vengiez /vɑ̃.ʒje/ |
vengent /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
| imperfect1 |
vengeasse /vɑ̃.ʒas/ |
vengeasses /vɑ̃.ʒas/ |
vengeât /vɑ̃.ʒa/ |
vengeassions /vɑ̃.ʒa.sjɔ̃/ |
vengeassiez /vɑ̃.ʒa.sje/ |
vengeassent /vɑ̃.ʒas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | venge /vɑ̃ʒ/ |
— | vengeons /vɑ̃.ʒɔ̃/ |
vengez /vɑ̃.ʒe/ |
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Old French
Verb
venger
- Alternative form of vengier
Conjugation
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.
Conjugation of venger (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | venger | avoir vengé | |||||
| gerund | en venjant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | venjant | ||||||
| past participle | vengé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | venge | venges | venge | venjons | vengez | vengent |
| imperfect | venjoie, vengeie, venjoe, vengeve | venjoies, vengeies, venjoes, vengeves | venjoit, vengeit, venjot, vengeve | vengiiens, vengiens | vengiiez, vengiez | venjoient, vengeient, venjoent, vengevent | |
| preterite | venjai | venjas | venja | venjames | venjastes | vengerent | |
| future | vengerai | vengeras | vengera | vengerons | vengeroiz, vengereiz, vengerez | vengeront | |
| conditional | vengeroie, vengereie | vengeroies, vengereies | vengeroit, vengereit | vengeriiens, vengeriens | vengeriiez, vengeriez | vengeroient, vengereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | venge | venges | venge | venjons | vengez | vengent |
| imperfect | venjasse | venjasses | venjast | vengissons, vengissiens | vengissoiz, vengissez, vengissiez | venjassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | venge | — | venjons | vengez | — | ||