deffier

Middle French

Verb

deffier

1. to defy

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of deffier

infinitive	simple	deffier
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	deffiant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		deffié
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	deffie	deffies	deffie	deffions	deffiez	deffient
	imperfect	deffiois, deffioys	deffiois, deffioys	deffioit, deffioyt	deffiions, deffiyons	deffiiez, deffiyez	deffioient, deffioyent
	past historic	deffia	deffias	deffia	deffiasmes	deffiastes	deffierent
	future	deffierai, deffieray	deffieras	deffiera	deffierons	deffierez	deffieront
	conditional	deffierois, deffieroys	deffierois, deffieroys	deffieroit, deffieroyt	deffierions, deffieryons	deffieriez, deffieryez	deffieroient, deffieroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	deffie	deffies	deffie	deffions	deffiez	deffient
	imperfect	deffiasse	deffiasses	deffiast	deffiassions	deffiassiez	deffiassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	deffie	—	deffions	deffiez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: défier