Infinitive
Participles
| Present | contenant |
| Past | contens |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | contenc |
| 2nd sing. | contens |
| 3rd sing. | content |
| 1st plur. | contegnons |
| 2nd plur. | contemez |
| 3rd plur. | contement |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | conteignoie |
| 2nd sing. | contendoies |
| 3rd sing. | contendeit |
| 1st plur. | contendisoums |
| 2nd plur. | contendisez |
| 3rd plur. | conteignoient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | contendi |
| 2nd sing. | conteis |
| 3rd sing. | contist |
| 1st plur. | contaimes |
| 2nd plur. | conteistes |
| 3rd plur. | contenderent |
Future
| 1st sing. | contenderai |
| 2nd sing. | contendras |
| 3rd sing. | contendra |
| 1st plur. | contendrom |
| 2nd plur. | contenderés |
| 3rd plur. | contendrunt |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | contendroy |
| 2nd sing. | contendroies |
| 3rd sing. | contendereit |
| 1st plur. | contendrions |
| 2nd plur. | contendriez |
| 3rd plur. | contendereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | contenge |
| 2nd sing. | conteinnes |
| 3rd sing. | contenge |
| 1st plur. | contengons |
| 2nd plur. | contecyez |
| 3rd plur. | contendent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | conteise |
| 2nd sing. | conteis |
| 3rd sing. | conteist |
| 1st plur. | conteissom |
| 2nd plur. | conteciez |
| 3rd plur. | conteissent |
Sample Sentences
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Si acoururent erraument Li riche e li povre ensement Com por contendre e estriver Qui lui peust plus enourer
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Quant E. ne pout contendre Ne la terre vers eus defendre
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cil luter e cil contendre
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affin que ceste mattiere de paix [...] tresnecessaire aux deux roiaulmes [...] ne demourast en desespoir, mes a la louenge de Dieu, honneur des princes contendans et transquillité de leurs povres subgetz, se peust renouveller
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | conten |
| 1st plur. | conteygnoun |
| 2nd plur. | contenez |
Translations
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1.
to strive
(v.n.)
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2.
to resist, fight back
(v.n.)
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