forbir

Old French

Alternative forms

fourbir
furbir

Etymology

Frankish *forbjan.

Verb

forbir

to clean
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			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		forbissant
past participle		forbi
person		singular			plural
person		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	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	forbisse	forbisses	forbisse	forbissons	forbissez	forbissent
simple tenses	imperfect	forbisse	forbisses	forbist	forbissons, forbissiens	forbissoiz, forbissez, forbissiez	forbissent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	forbis	—	forbissons	forbissez	—

Descendants

English: furbish (borrowed)
French: fourbir

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (forbir)

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