mesfaire

Old French

Alternative forms
  • mesfere

Etymology

mes- +‎ faire.

Verb

mesfaire

  1. to do wrong; to do evil
    • 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
      A vos ne mesferoit il mie.
      He would not do wrong unto you.
    • circa 1250, Marie de France, Lanval
      Vassal, vus m'avez mult mesfait!
      Vassal, you have betrayed me!

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of mesfaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive mesfaire avoir mesfait
gerund en mesfaisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle mesfaisant
past participle mesfait
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mesfaz, mesfai mesfais mesfait mesfaimes, mesfaisons mesfaites mesfont
imperfect mesfaisoie, mesfaiseie mesfaisoies, mesfaiseies mesfaisoit, mesfaiseit mesfaisiiens, mesfaisiens mesfaisiiez, mesfaisiez mesfaisoient, mesfaiseient
preterite mesfis mesfeṣis mesfist mesfeṣimes mesfeṣistes mesfirent
future mesferai mesferas mesfera mesferons mesferoiz, mesfereiz, mesferez mesferont
conditional mesferoie, mesfereie mesferoies, mesfereies mesferoit, mesfereit mesferiiens, mesferiens mesferiiez, mesferiez mesferoient, mesfereient
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 mesface mesfaces mesface mesfaciens, mesfaçons mesfaciez mesfacent
imperfect mesfeṣisse mesfeṣisses mesfeṣist mesfeṣissons, mesfeṣissiens mesfeṣissoiz, mesfeṣissez, mesfeṣissiez mesfeṣissent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— mesfa — mesfaimes, mesfaisons mesfaites —

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