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desconfire

desconfire

Middle French

Verb

desconfire

  1. to destroy; to wreck; to ruin

References

  • desconfire on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Old French

Verb

desconfire

  1. to destroy; to wreck; to ruin
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to discourage
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to become discouraged

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 desconfire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive desconfire avoir desconfit
gerund en desconfisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desconfisant
past participle desconfit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present desconfis desconfis desconfist, desconfit desconfisons desconfisiez desconfisent
imperfect desconfisoie, desconfiseie desconfisoies, desconfiseies desconfisoit, desconfiseit desconfisiiens, desconfisiens desconfisiiez, desconfisiez desconfisoient, desconfiseient
preterite desconfi, desconfis desconfis, desconfesis desconfi, desconfist desconfimes, desconfesimes desconfistes, desconfesistes desconfirent, desconfistrent
future desconfirai desconfiras desconfira desconfirons desconfiroiz, desconfireiz, desconfirez desconfiront
conditional desconfiroie, desconfireie desconfiroies, desconfireies desconfiroit, desconfireit desconfiriiens, desconfiriens desconfiriiez, desconfiriez desconfiroient, desconfireient
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 desconfise desconfises desconfise desconfisiens, desconfisons desconfisiez desconfisent
imperfect desconfisse, desconfesisse desconfisses, desconfesisses desconfist, desconfesist desconfissons, desconfissiens, desconfesissons, desconfesissiens desconfissoiz, desconfissez, desconfissiez, desconfesissoiz, desconfesissez, desconfesissiez desconfissent, desconfesissent
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 –
— desconfis — desconfisons desconfisiez —

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