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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Frankish *furbēn.

    Verb

    forbir

    1. to clean
    2. to polish (of metal, to clean and make shiny)

    Conjugation

    This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

        Conjugation of forbir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
    simple compound
    infinitive forbir avoir forbi
    gerund en forbissant gerund of avoir + past participle
    present participle forbissant
    past participle forbi
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative jo tu il nos vos il
    simple
    tenses     		present forbis forbis forbist forbissons forbissez forbissent
    imperfect forbissoie, forbisseie forbissoies, forbisseies forbissoit, forbisseit forbissiiens, forbissiens forbissiiez, forbissiez forbissoient, forbisseient
    preterite forbi forbis forbi forbimes forbistes forbirent
    future forbirai forbiras forbira forbirons forbiroiz, forbireiz, forbirez forbiront
    conditional forbiroie, forbireie forbiroies, forbireies forbiroit, forbireit forbiriiens, forbiriens forbiriiez, forbiriez forbiroient, forbireient
    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 forbisse forbisses forbisse forbissons forbissez forbissent
    imperfect forbisse forbisses forbist forbissons, forbissiens forbissoiz, forbissez, forbissiez forbissent
    compound
    tenses     		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nos vos –
    — forbis — forbissons forbissez —

    Descendants

    • Middle French: foubir
    • → Middle English: furbisshen

    References

    • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (forbir)
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