desconfire

desconfire

Middle French

Verb

desconfire

1. to destroy; to wreck; to ruin

References

• desconfire on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

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Old French

Verb

desconfire

1. to destroy; to wreck; to ruin
2. (figuratively, transitive) to discourage
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to become discouraged

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 desconfire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		desconfire			avoir desconfit
gerund		en desconfisant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desconfisant
past participle		desconfit
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desconfis	desconfis	desconfist, desconfit	desconfisons	desconfisiez	desconfisent
	imperfect	desconfisoie, desconfiseie	desconfisoies, desconfiseies	desconfisoit, desconfiseit	desconfisiiens, desconfisiens	desconfisiiez, desconfisiez	desconfisoient, desconfiseient
	preterite	desconfi, desconfis	desconfis, desconfesis	desconfi, desconfist	desconfimes, desconfesimes	desconfistes, desconfesistes	desconfirent, desconfistrent
	future	desconfirai	desconfiras	desconfira	desconfirons	desconfiroiz, desconfireiz, desconfirez	desconfiront
	conditional	desconfiroie, desconfireie	desconfiroies, desconfireies	desconfiroit, desconfireit	desconfiriiens, desconfiriens	desconfiriiez, desconfiriez	desconfiroient, desconfireient
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	desconfise	desconfises	desconfise	desconfisiens, desconfisons	desconfisiez	desconfisent
	imperfect	desconfisse, desconfesisse	desconfisses, desconfesisses	desconfist, desconfesist	desconfissons, desconfissiens, desconfesissons, desconfesissiens	desconfissoiz, desconfissez, desconfissiez, desconfesissoiz, desconfesissez, desconfesissiez	desconfissent, desconfesissent
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	–
		—	desconfis	—	desconfisons	desconfisiez	—

References

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