taindre

Old French

Alternative forms

• teindre

Etymology

From Latin tingere, present active infinitive of tingō.

Verb

taindre

1. to taint (with a color), to tint

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 taindre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		taindre			avoir taint
gerund		en taignant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		taignant
past participle		taint
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	taing	tainz	taint	taignons	taigniez	taignent
	imperfect	taignoie, taigneie	taignoies, taigneies	taignoit, taigneit	taigniiens, taigniens	taigniiez, taigniez	taignoient, taigneient
	preterite	tains	tainsis	tainst	tainsimes	tainsistes	tainstrent
	future	taindrai	taindras	taindra	taindrons	taindroiz, taindreiz, taindrez	taindront
	conditional	taindroie, taindreie	taindroies, taindreies	taindroit, taindreit	taindriiens, taindriens	taindriiez, taindriez	taindroient, taindreient
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	taigne	taignes	taigne	taigniens, taignons	taigniez	taignent
	imperfect	tainsisse	tainsisses	tainsist	tainsissons, tainsissiens	tainsissoiz, tainsissez, tainsissiez	tainsissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	taing	—	taignons	taigniez	—

Derived terms

• destaindre

Descendants

• French: teindre
• Norman: teindre