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falir

falir

Icelandic

Noun

falir

  1. indefinite nominative plural of falur

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin fallīre, from Latin fallere, present active infinitive of fallō.

Verb

falir

  1. to fail
  2. to err; to make a mistake

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 falir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive falir avoir fali, failli
gerund en falant, faillant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle falant, faillant
past participle fali, failli
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present fail faus faut falons, faillons falez, failliez falent, faillent
imperfect faloie, faleie, failloie, failleie faloies, faleies, failloies, failleies faloit, faleit, failloit, failleit faliiens, faliens, failliiens, failliens faliiez, faliez, failliiez, failliez faloient, faleient, failloient, failleient
preterite fali, failli falis, faillis fali, failli falimes, faillimes falistes, faillistes falirent, faillirent
future faudrai faudras faudra faudrons faudroiz, faudreiz, faudrez faudront
conditional faudroie, faudreie faudroies, faudreies faudroit, faudreit faudriiens, faudriens faudriiez, faudriez faudroient, faudreient
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 faille failles faille failliens, faillons failliez faillent
imperfect faillise faillises faillit faillisons, faillisiens faillisoiz, faillisez, faillisiez faillisent
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 –
— fail — falons, faillons falez, failliez —

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin fallīre, from Latin fallere, present active infinitive of fallō.

Verb

falir ‎(past participle falido)

  1. to go bankrupt

Conjugation

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