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foir
foir
See also: foïr
Old French
Alternative forms
Verb
foir
- (transitive) to dig
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb has a stressed present stem fue distinct from the unstressed stem fo, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of foir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | foir | avoir foï | |||||
| gerund | en foant, foïssant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | foant, foïssant | ||||||
| past participle | foï | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | fue, foïs | fues, foïs | fuet, foïst | foons, foïssons | foez, foïssez | fueent, foïssent |
| imperfect | fooie, foeie, foïssoie, foïsseie | fooies, foeies, foïssoies, foïsseies | fooit, foeit, foïssoit, foïsseit | foïiens, foïens, foïssiiens, foïssiens | foïiez, foïez, foïssiiez, foïssiez | fooient, foeient, foïssoient, foïsseient | |
| preterite | foï | foïs | foï | foïmes | foïstes | foïrent | |
| future | forrai, foïrai | forras, foïras | forra, foïra | forrons, foïrons | forroiz, forreiz, forrez, foïroiz, foïreiz, foïrez | forront, foïront | |
| conditional | forroie, forreie, foïroie, foïreie | forroies, forreies, foïroies, foïreies | forroit, forreit, foïroit, foïreit | forriiens, forriens, foïriiens, foïriens | forriiez, forriez, foïriiez, foïriez | forroient, forreient, foïroient, foïreient | |
| 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 | fuee, foïsse | fuees, foïsses | fuee, foïsse | foons, foïssons | foez, foïssez | fueent, foïssent |
| imperfect | foïsse | foïsses | foïst | foïssons, foïssiens | foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez | foïssent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | fue, foïs | — | foons, foïssons | foez, foïssez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: fouir
Etymology 2
see fuir
Verb
foir
- Alternative form of fuïr
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 foir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | foir | avoir foï, fuï | |||||
| gerund | en fuiant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | fuiant | ||||||
| past participle | foï, fuï | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | fui | fuis | fuit | fuions | fuiiez | fuient |
| imperfect | fuioie, fuieie | fuioies, fuieies | fuioit, fuieit | fuiiiens, fuiiens | fuiiiez, fuiiez | fuioient, fuieient | |
| preterite | foï, fuï | foïs, fuïs | foï, fuï | foïmes, fuïmes | foïstes, fuïstes | foïrent, fuïrent | |
| future | fuirai | fuiras | fuira | fuirons | fuiroiz, fuireiz, fuirez | fuiront | |
| conditional | fuiroie, fuireie | fuiroies, fuireies | fuiroit, fuireit | fuiriiens, fuiriens | fuiriiez, fuiriez | fuiroient, fuireient | |
| 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 | fuie | fuies | fuie | fuiiens, fuions | fuiiez | fuient |
| imperfect | foïsse, fuïsse | foïsses, fuïsses | foïst, fuïst | foïssons, foïssiens, fuïssons, fuïssiens | foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez, fuïssoiz, fuïssez, fuïssiez | foïssent, fuïssent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | fui | — | fuions | fuiiez | — | ||