enforcier
Old French
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin *infortiō.
Verb
editenforcier
- (transitive) to fortify; to strengthen
- (intransitive) to strengthen; to become stronger
- (transitive) to rape (to sexually violate)
Conjugation
editThis verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. 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 enforcier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | enforcier | avoir enforcié | |||||
gerund | en enforçant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | enforçant | ||||||
past participle | enforcié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | enforz | enforces | enforce | enforçons | enforciez | enforcent |
imperfect | enforçoie, enforceie, enforçoe, enforcieve | enforçoies, enforceies, enforçoes, enforcieves | enforçoit, enforceit, enforçot, enforcieve | enforciiens, enforciens | enforciiez, enforciez | enforçoient, enforceient, enforçoent, enforcievent | |
preterite | enforçai | enforças | enforça | enforçames | enforçastes | enforcierent | |
future | enforcerai | enforceras | enforcera | enforcerons | enforceroiz, enforcereiz, enforcerez | enforceront | |
conditional | enforceroie, enforcereie | enforceroies, enforcereies | enforceroit, enforcereit | enforceriiens, enforceriens | enforceriiez, enforceriez | enforceroient, enforcereient | |
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 | enforz | enforz | enforzt | enforçons | enforciez | enforcent |
imperfect | enforçasse | enforçasses | enforçast | enforcissons, enforcissiens | enforcissoiz, enforcissez, enforcissiez | enforçassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | enforce | — | enforçons | enforciez | — |
Descendants
edit- → English: enforce
References
edit- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (enforcier)