fraindre

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin frangere, present active infinitive of frangō.

Verb

fraindre

  1. to break; (damage significantly)

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 fraindre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive fraindre avoir fraint, frait
gerund en fraignant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle fraignant
past participle fraint, frait
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present fraing frainz fraint fraignons fraigniez fraignent
imperfect fraignoie, fraigneie fraignoies, fraigneies fraignoit, fraigneit fraigniiens, fraigniens fraigniiez, fraigniez fraignoient, fraigneient
preterite frains frainsis frainst frainsimes frainsistes frainstrent
future fraindrai fraindras fraindra fraindrons fraindroiz, fraindreiz, fraindrez fraindront
conditional fraindroie, fraindreie fraindroies, fraindreies fraindroit, fraindreit fraindriiens, fraindriens fraindriiez, fraindriez fraindroient, fraindreient
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 fraigne, frange fraignes, franges fraigne, frange fraigniens, fraignons, frangiens, franjons fraigniez, frangiez fraignent, frangent
imperfect frainsisse frainsisses frainsist frainsissons, frainsissiens frainsissoiz, frainsissez, frainsissiez frainsissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— fraing — fraignons fraigniez —

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