flechir

flechir

See also: fléchir

Middle French

Etymology

Old French fleschir < Latin flectō.

Verb

flechir

1. to flex; to bend

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of flechir

		simple			compound
infinitive		flechir			avoir fleschi
gerund		en fleschissant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		fleschissant
past participle		fleschi
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	fleschis	fleschis	fleschit	fleschissons	fleschissez	fleschissent
	imperfect	fleschissois, fleschissoys	fleschissois, fleschissoys	fleschissoit, fleschissoyy	fleschissions	fleschissiez	fleschissoient, fleschissoyent
	past historic	fleschis	fleschis	fleschit	fleschismes	fleschistes	fleschirent
	future	fleschirai, fleschiray	fleschiras	fleschira	fleschirons	fleschirez	fleschiront
	conditional	fleschirois, fleschiroys	fleschirois, fleschiroys	fleschiroit, fleschiroyt	fleschirions	fleschiriez	fleschiroient, fleschiroyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	fleschisse	fleschisses	fleschisse	fleschissions	fleschissiez	fleschissent
	imperfect	fleschisse	fleschisses	fleschist	fleschissions	fleschissiez	fleschissent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	fleschis	—	fleschissons	fleschissez	—

Descendants

• French: fléchir

References

• flechir on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (fleschir, supplement)