Infinitive
menter; mentier; mentire; mentyr
Participles
| Present | mentant |
| Past | menti; mentu; menty |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | menc |
| 2nd sing. | menz |
| 3rd sing. | mente |
| 1st plur. | mentom |
| 2nd plur. | mentez |
| 3rd plur. | mentent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | menteie |
| 2nd sing. | mentoies |
| 3rd sing. | menteit |
| 1st plur. | mentimes |
| 2nd plur. | mentiez |
| 3rd plur. | menteient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | menti |
| 2nd sing. | mentis |
| 3rd sing. | mentit |
| 1st plur. | mentium |
| 2nd plur. | mentistes |
| 3rd plur. | menterent |
Future
| 1st sing. | menterai |
| 2nd sing. | mentdras |
| 3rd sing. | mentera |
| 1st plur. | menterum |
| 2nd plur. | menterez |
| 3rd plur. | menterunt |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | mentrraie |
| 3rd sing. | mentyreyt |
| 1st plur. | mentriens |
| 2nd plur. | mentroistez |
| 3rd plur. | menteroint |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | mente |
| 2nd sing. | menges |
| 3rd sing. | mente |
| 1st plur. | mentdums |
| 2nd plur. | mentgez |
| 3rd plur. | mentent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | mentise |
| 2nd sing. | mentasses |
| 3rd sing. | mentist |
| 1st plur. | mentissoms |
| 2nd plur. | mentissez |
| 3rd plur. | mentissent |
Sample Sentences
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Ki ben dit dedevant Derere vait mentant
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Li fil estrange mentirent a mei
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Crestien ert trestut sanz faille; Ne mentira ma devinaille
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E ben le dirrai, si ne menterai mie
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Et acuns fount faus serment et mentent par fole hastivesce qe ne vient mie a dreit de la pensee
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fabulor: mentyr
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Le seconde ministre ad la lange forgee, Besague a mentire of tote sa pensee
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De tute s'alme le ayme sanz mentir
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un moine aturné Ki, [...], senz mot de mentir , Ne me voleit unkes de rien consentir
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S'il vus dirrai sanz mot de mentir
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Heom ki se gardet de mentir , Porgardet sei de perir, Kar mentant boche s'alme ocit, Com saint Johan l'apostle dit
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Ki autrement le dit, fableur est mentant
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Ne t'esmerveiller pas donc tant Si nos deçoivent li mentant
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | ment |
| 1st plur. | mentdums |
| 2nd plur. | mentez |
Translations
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1.
to lie,in truth,in truth, without a word of a lie
(v.n.)