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forsener

forsener

Old French

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Verb

forsener

  1. to become insane or enraged

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Conjugation

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 forsener (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive forsener avoir forsené
gerund en forsenant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle forsenant
past participle forsené
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present forsen forsenes forsene forsenons forsenez forsenent
imperfect forsenoie, forseneie, forsenoe, forseneve forsenoies, forseneies, forsenoes, forseneves forsenoit, forseneit, forsenot, forseneve forseniiens, forseniens forseniiez, forseniez forsenoient, forseneient, forsenoent, forsenevent
preterite forsenai forsenas forsena forsenames forsenastes forsenerent
future forsenerai forseneras forsenera forsenerons forseneroiz, forsenereiz, forsenerez forseneront
conditional forseneroie, forsenereie forseneroies, forsenereies forseneroit, forsenereit forseneriiens, forseneriens forseneriiez, forseneriez forseneroient, forsenereient
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 forsen forsens forsent forsenons forsenez forsenent
imperfect forsenasse forsenasses forsenast forsenissons, forsenissiens forsenissoiz, forsenissez, forsenissiez forsenassent
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 –
— forsene — forsenons forsenez —

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Etymology

From for- ‎(“out, from”) + sen ‎(“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn, *sinno ‎(“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz ‎(“sense, mind, wisdom, meaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‎(“to feel”). Compare Old French forsenede ‎(“one who has lost his mind”). Cognate with German Sinn ‎(“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin ‎(“sense, desire”). Related to asséner. More at sense.

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