From Late Latin benedicō, benedīcere (“bless, praise”), from Latin benedicō, benedīcere (“speak well of someone, commend”).
beneistre
- to bless (give one's blessing to)
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.
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simple
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compound
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| infinitive
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beneistre
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avoir beneoit, beneï
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| gerund
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en beneïssant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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| present participle
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beneïssant
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| past participle
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beneoit, beneï
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| person
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| indicative
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jo
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tu
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il
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nos
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vos
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il
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simple
tenses
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present
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beneï, beneïs
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beneïs
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beneït, beneïst
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beneïssons
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beneïssiez
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beneïssent
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| imperfect
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beneïssoie, beneïsseie
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beneïssoies, beneïsseies
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beneïssoit, beneïsseit
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beneïssiiens, beneïssiens
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beneïssiiez, beneïssiez
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beneïssoient, beneïsseient
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| preterite
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beneï, benesqui
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beneïs, benesquis
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beneïé, benesquié
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beneïmes, benesquimes
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beneïstes, benesquistes
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beneïerent, benesquierent
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| future
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beneïrai, beneïstrai
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beneïras, beneïstras
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beneïra, beneïstra
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beneïrons, beneïstrons
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beneïroiz, beneïreiz, beneïrez, beneïstroiz, beneïstreiz, beneïstrez
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beneïront, beneïstront
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| conditional
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beneïroie, beneïreie, beneïstroie, beneïstreie
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beneïroies, beneïreies, beneïstroies, beneïstreies
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beneïroit, beneïreit, beneïstroit, beneïstreit
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beneïriiens, beneïriens, beneïstriiens, beneïstriens
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beneïriiez, beneïriez, beneïstriiez, beneïstriez
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beneïroient, beneïreient, beneïstroient, beneïstreient
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compound
tenses
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present perfect
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present tense of avoir + past participle
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| pluperfect
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imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
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| past anterior
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preterite tense of avoir + past participle
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| future perfect
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future tense of avoir + past participle
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| conditional perfect
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conditional tense of avoir + past participle
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| subjunctive
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que jo
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que tu
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qu’il
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que nos
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que vos
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qu’il
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simple
tenses
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present
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beneïe, beneïsse
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beneïes, beneïsses
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beneïe, beneïsse
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beneïiens, beneïons, beneïssiens, beneïssons
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beneïiez, beneïssiez
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beneïent, beneïssent
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| imperfect
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beneïsse, benesquisse
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beneïsses, benesquisses
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beneïst, benesquist
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beneïssons, beneïssiens, benesquissons, benesquissiens
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beneïssoiz, beneïssez, beneïssiez, benesquissoiz, benesquissez, benesquissiez
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beneïssent, benesquissent
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compound
tenses
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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| pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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| imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nos
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vos
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–
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| —
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beneï, beneïs
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—
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beneïssons
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beneïssiez
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—
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- “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 150
