From for- (“out, from”) + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz, 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 French asséner. More at sense.
forsener
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.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | forsener | avoir forsené | |||||
gerund | en forsenant | gerund of avoir + 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 | 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 | forsen | forsens | forsent | forsenons | forsenez | forsenent |
imperfect | forsenasse | forsenasses | forsenast | forsenissons, forsenissiens | forsenissoiz, forsenissez, forsenissiez | forsenassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | forsene | — | forsenons | forsenez | — |