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desconfire
desconfire
Middle French
Verb
desconfire
References
- desconfire on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
Old French
Verb
desconfire
- to destroy; to wreck; to ruin
- (figuratively, transitive) to discourage
- (figuratively, intransitive) to become discouraged
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of desconfire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | desconfire | avoir desconfit | |||||
gerund | en desconfisant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | desconfisant | ||||||
past participle | desconfit | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | desconfis | desconfis | desconfist, desconfit | desconfisons | desconfisiez | desconfisent |
imperfect | desconfisoie, desconfiseie | desconfisoies, desconfiseies | desconfisoit, desconfiseit | desconfisiiens, desconfisiens | desconfisiiez, desconfisiez | desconfisoient, desconfiseient | |
preterite | desconfi, desconfis | desconfis, desconfesis | desconfi, desconfist | desconfimes, desconfesimes | desconfistes, desconfesistes | desconfirent, desconfistrent | |
future | desconfirai | desconfiras | desconfira | desconfirons | desconfiroiz, desconfireiz, desconfirez | desconfiront | |
conditional | desconfiroie, desconfireie | desconfiroies, desconfireies | desconfiroit, desconfireit | desconfiriiens, desconfiriens | desconfiriiez, desconfiriez | desconfiroient, desconfireient | |
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 | desconfise | desconfises | desconfise | desconfisiens, desconfisons | desconfisiez | desconfisent |
imperfect | desconfisse, desconfesisse | desconfisses, desconfesisses | desconfist, desconfesist | desconfissons, desconfissiens, desconfesissons, desconfesissiens | desconfissoiz, desconfissez, desconfissiez, desconfesissoiz, desconfesissez, desconfesissiez | desconfissent, desconfesissent | |
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 | – | |
— | desconfis | — | desconfisons | desconfisiez | — |
References
- (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (desconfire)