desfier

Old French

Verb

desfier

1. to defy

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of desfier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		desfier			avoir desfïé
gerund		en desfiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		desfiant
past participle		desfïé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desfi	desfïes	desfïe	desfions	desfïez	desfïent
	imperfect	desfioie, desfïeie, desfioe, desfïeve	desfioies, desfïeies, desfioes, desfïeves	desfioit, desfïeit, desfiot, desfïeve	desfiiiens, desfiiens	desfiiiez, desfiiez	desfioient, desfïeient, desfioent, desfïevent
	preterite	desfiai	desfias	desfia	desfiames	desfiastes	desfïerent
	future	desfïerai	desfïeras	desfïera	desfïerons	desfïeroiz, desfïereiz, desfïerez	desfïeront
	conditional	desfïeroie, desfïereie	desfïeroies, desfïereies	desfïeroit, desfïereit	desfïeriiens, desfïeriens	desfïeriiez, desfïeriez	desfïeroient, desfïereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	desfi	desfis	desfit	desfions	desfïez	desfïent
	imperfect	desfiasse	desfiasses	desfiast	desfiissons, desfiissiens	desfiissoiz, desfiissez, desfiissiez	desfiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	desfïe	—	desfions	desfïez	—

Descendants

• → English: defy
• French: défier