forbir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Frankish *furbēn.

Verb

forbir

  1. to clean
  2. to polish (of metal, to clean and make shiny)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of forbir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive forbir avoir forbi
gerund en forbissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle forbissant
past participle forbi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present forbis forbis forbist forbissons forbissez forbissent
imperfect forbissoie, forbisseie forbissoies, forbisseies forbissoit, forbisseit forbissiiens, forbissiens forbissiiez, forbissiez forbissoient, forbisseient
preterite forbi forbis forbi forbimes forbistes forbirent
future forbirai forbiras forbira forbirons forbiroiz, forbireiz, forbirez forbiront
conditional forbiroie, forbireie forbiroies, forbireies forbiroit, forbireit forbiriiens, forbiriens forbiriiez, forbiriez forbiroient, forbireient
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 forbisse forbisses forbisse forbissons forbissez forbissent
imperfect forbisse forbisses forbist forbissons, forbissiens forbissoiz, forbissez, forbissiez forbissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— forbis — forbissons forbissez —

Descendants
  • Middle French: foubir
  • → Middle English: furbisshen

References
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (forbir)
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