forfaire

forfaire

Old French

Verb

forfaire

1. to forfeit (to lose the right to possess)
2. to commit a crime
3. to cause to forfeit

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 forfaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		forfaire			avoir forfait
gerund		en forfaisant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		forfaisant
past participle		forfait
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	forfaz, forfai	forfais	forfait	forfaimes, forfaisons	forfaites	forfont
	imperfect	forfaisoie, forfaiseie	forfaisoies, forfaiseies	forfaisoit, forfaiseit	forfaisiiens, forfaisiens	forfaisiiez, forfaisiez	forfaisoient, forfaiseient
	preterite	forfis	forfeṣis	forfist	forfeṣimes	forfeṣistes	forfirent
	future	forferai	forferas	forfera	forferons	forferoiz, forfereiz, forferez	forferont
	conditional	forferoie, forfereie	forferoies, forfereies	forferoit, forfereit	forferiiens, forferiens	forferiiez, forferiez	forferoient, forfereient
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	forface	forfaces	forface	forfaciens, forfaçons	forfaciez	forfacent
	imperfect	forfeṣisse	forfeṣisses	forfeṣist	forfeṣissons, forfeṣissiens	forfeṣissoiz, forfeṣissez, forfeṣissiez	forfeṣissent
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	–
		—	forfa	—	forfaimes, forfaisons	forfaites	—

Derived terms

• forfait (noun)