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beneistre
beneistre
See also: beneïstre
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
beneistre
- to bless (give one's blessing to)
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 beneistre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | beneistre | avoir beneoit, beneï | |||||
| gerund | en beneïssant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | beneïssant | ||||||
| past participle | beneoit, beneï | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | beneï, beneïs | beneïs | beneït, beneïst | beneïssons | beneïssiez | beneïssent |
| imperfect | beneïssoie, beneïsseie | beneïssoies, beneïsseies | beneïssoit, beneïsseit | beneïssiiens, beneïssiens | beneïssiiez, beneïssiez | beneïssoient, beneïsseient | |
| preterite | beneï, benesqui | beneïs, benesquis | beneïé, benesquié | beneïmes, benesquimes | beneïstes, benesquistes | beneïerent, benesquierent | |
| future | beneïrai, beneïstrai | beneïras, beneïstras | beneïra, beneïstra | beneïrons, beneïstrons | beneïroiz, beneïreiz, beneïrez, beneïstroiz, beneïstreiz, beneïstrez | beneïront, beneïstront | |
| conditional | beneïroie, beneïreie, beneïstroie, beneïstreie | beneïroies, beneïreies, beneïstroies, beneïstreies | beneïroit, beneïreit, beneïstroit, beneïstreit | beneïriiens, beneïriens, beneïstriiens, beneïstriens | beneïriiez, beneïriez, beneïstriiez, beneïstriez | beneïroient, beneïreient, beneïstroient, beneïstreient | |
| 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 | beneïe, beneïsse | beneïes, beneïsses | beneïe, beneïsse | beneïiens, beneïons, beneïssiens, beneïssons | beneïiez, beneïssiez | beneïent, beneïssent |
| imperfect | beneïsse, benesquisse | beneïsses, benesquisses | beneïst, benesquist | beneïssons, beneïssiens, benesquissons, benesquissiens | beneïssoiz, beneïssez, beneïssiez, benesquissoiz, benesquissez, benesquissiez | beneïssent, benesquissent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | beneï, beneïs | — | beneïssons | beneïssiez | — | ||
Related terms
Descendants
- see beneïr
See also
References
- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-09838-6, page 150