feire

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

feire

1. inflection of feiern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin feriari, via German feiern.

Verb

feire (imperative feir, present tense feirer, passive feires, simple past and past participle feira or feiret, present participle feirende)

1. to celebrate

Derived terms

• feiring

References

• “feire” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

feire (present tense feirar, past tense feira, past participle feira, passive infinitive feirast, present participle feirande, imperative feire/feir)

1. Alternative form of feira

Old French

Etymology 1

Verb

feire

1. Alternative form of faire
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Por feire son comandemant

     To do his bidding

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 feire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		feire			avoir feit
gerund		en feisant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		feisant
past participle		feit
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	faz, fei	feis	feit	feimes, feisons	feites	font
	imperfect	feisoie, feiseie	feisoies, feiseies	feisoit, feiseit	feisiiens, feisiens	feisiiez, feisiez	feisoient, feiseient
	preterite	fis	feṣis	fist	feṣimes	feṣistes	firent
	future	ferai	feras	fera	ferons	feroiz, fereiz, ferez	feront
	conditional	feroie, fereie	feroies, fereies	feroit, fereit	feriiens, feriens	feriiez, feriez	feroient, fereient
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	face	faces	face	faciens, façons	faciez	facent
	imperfect	feṣisse	feṣisses	feṣist	feṣissons, feṣissiens	feṣissoiz, feṣissez, feṣissiez	feṣissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	fa	—	feimes, feisons	feites	—

Etymology 2

Noun

feire oblique singular, f (oblique plural feires, nominative singular feire, nominative plural feires)

1. Alternative form of foire

Descendants

• → English: fair