decevoir

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See also: décevoir

Middle French

Etymology

Old French decevoir.

Verb

decevoir

  1. to deceive; to trick; to fool

Descendants

  • French: décevoir

References

  • decevoir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dēcipeō, variant form of Classical Latin dēcipiō.

Verb

decevoir

  1. to deceive; to trick; to fool
    • 12th or 13th century, Gace Brule (in "Anthologie de la poésie lyrique française des XIIe et XIIIe siècles), Contre tanz que voi frimer, →ISBN:
      Mais ciaus qui trichent Amour
      Et servent pour decevoir
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem deçoiv distinct from the unstressed stem decev, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of decevoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive decevoir avoir deceü
gerund en decevant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle decevant
past participle deceü
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present deçoif, deçoi deçois deçoit decevons decevez deçoivent
imperfect decevoie, deceveie decevoies, deceveies decevoit, deceveit deceviiens, deceviens deceviiez, deceviez decevoient, deceveient
preterite deçui deceüs deçut deceümes deceüstes deçurent
future decevrai decevras decevra decevrons decevroiz, decevreiz, decevrez decevront
conditional decevroie, decevreie decevroies, decevreies decevroit, decevreit decevriiens, decevriens decevriiez, decevriez decevroient, decevreient
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 deçoive deçoives deçoive decevons decevez deçoivent
imperfect deceüsse deceüsses deceüst deceüssons, deceüssiens deceüssoiz, deceüssez, deceüssiez deceüssent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— deçoif — decevons decevez —
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