defire – Anglo-Norman verb conjugation

Anglo-Norman verb forms of defire

Infinitive

defirre; deffire; desfire; defier

Participles

Presentdefisant
Pastdefyé; deffit; defit; desfit

Indicative

Present

1st sing.defice
2nd sing.deis
3rd sing.defist; defit; desfit
1st plur.defisons
2nd plur.defites
3rd plur.defient

Imperfect

1st sing.defiseie
2nd sing.defiseies
3rd sing.defisoit
1st plur.defisiasmez
2nd plur.defisoiés
3rd plur.defisaient

Preterite

1st sing.defis
2nd sing.defisis
3rd sing.defist
1st plur.defisimes
2nd plur.defeistes
3rd plur.defirent; defistrent

Future

1st sing.defirai
2nd sing.defirras
3rd sing.defira
1st plur.defrrum
2nd plur.defirrés
3rd plur.defirunt; defierunt

Conditional

1st sing.defrreie
2nd sing.defrreies
3rd sing.deferoit
1st plur.defrriens
2nd plur.defirret
3rd plur.defreient

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.defie
2nd sing.defies
3rd sing.defice
1st plur.defum
2nd plur.defcez
3rd plur.defisent

Imperfect

1st sing.defaisse
3rd sing.deficist
1st plur.defusson
2nd plur.defusez
3rd plur.defussent

Sample Sentences

  • ennientit Les humurs nusantes, e tut defit
  • Quant la char esteit tout quite Que trestute esteit desfite [...]
  • Comandez, donc, k'a moi se vire , Pur mon froit quor trestot defire
  • decoquitur: (D*) est defyé
  • Mes si il est quit un poy en un pot, si est plus legere a deffire que si il le beust cru
  • sun estomac pur le trespas La viande defire ne puet pas
  • digerere: defier
  • Les espedes de l'enemi defistrent en fin
  • Je parsiwerai mes enemis e cumprendrai les, e ne returnerai desque il defisent
  • La terre ad en soi plusurs veines De cel e sal gemme pleines, Ke en l’ewe tute defit
  • Li enemi acertes del Seignur […] defisanz sicum fums defirunt
  • k’il puisse el saint Esperit La glorie oir ke ne desfit
  • [...] Que mis cors ne poit defire
  • Defist la meie carn e li miens cuers
  • Sun mal agrege e enpire, Que li fait la char defire
  • defist la meie aneme es aitres nostre Seignur
  • saint Bede [...] Dis fiees le vit Cum creist e desfit
  • La char defite isi aveit Qu’imagene mielz qu’home pareit
  • Chival [....], Malement avez ore alé Kant si pres vus suent sé runcis defiez

Imperative

2nd sing.defi
1st plur.defium
2nd plur.defiez

Translations

  • 1. to dissipate, get rid of (v.a.)
  • 2. to soften, make tender (v.a.)
  • 1. to fail, be deficient (v.n.)
  • 2. to dissolve (v.n.)
  • 3. (of moon) to wane, decrease (v.n.)

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