enfrener

Old French

Alternative forms

• anfrainner

Etymology

en- +‎ frein +‎ -er.

Verb

enfrener

1. to put the bit in a horse's mouth

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem enfrein distinct from the unstressed stem enfren. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		enfrener			avoir enfrené
gerund		en enfrenant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		enfrenant
past participle		enfrené
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	enfrein	enfreines	enfreine	enfrenons	enfrenez	enfreinent
	imperfect	enfrenoie, enfreneie, enfrenoe, enfreneve	enfrenoies, enfreneies, enfrenoes, enfreneves	enfrenoit, enfreneit, enfrenot, enfreneve	enfreniiens, enfreniens	enfreniiez, enfreniez	enfrenoient, enfreneient, enfrenoent, enfrenevent
	preterite	enfrenai	enfrenas	enfrena	enfrenames	enfrenastes	enfrenerent
	future	enfrenerai	enfreneras	enfrenera	enfrenerons	enfreneroiz, enfrenereiz, enfrenerez	enfreneront
	conditional	enfreneroie, enfrenereie	enfreneroies, enfrenereies	enfreneroit, enfrenereit	enfreneriiens, enfreneriens	enfreneriiez, enfreneriez	enfreneroient, enfrenereient
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	enfrein	enfreins	enfreint	enfrenons	enfrenez	enfreinent
	imperfect	enfrenasse	enfrenasses	enfrenast	enfrenissons, enfrenissiens	enfrenissoiz, enfrenissez, enfrenissiez	enfrenassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	enfreine	—	enfrenons	enfrenez	—