fornir

From older formir < fromir, of Germanic origin; from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Compare French fournir.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈni/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /furˈni/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /foɾˈniɾ/

fornir (first-person singular present forneixo, past participle fornit)

1. (transitive) to supply, provide, furnish with

• forniment

• “fornir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “fornir” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “fornir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fornir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

fornir

1. to furnish

• furnir

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Compare Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), from fruma (“utility, gain”).

fornir

1. to provide (for)
   • circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:

     au roi sa cope, et son messaige
     fornira il a loi de saige.

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   • circa 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette

     Li quens Bougars de Valence, qui avoit sa guerre a furnir […]

     The count Bougars of Valence, who had to provide for his war […]

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.

• English: furnish
• French: fournir