forsener
Old French
Alternative forms
- forcener, forssener
Etymology
From for- (“out, from”) + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn, *sinno (“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“sense, mind, wisdom, meaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). Related to French asséner. More at sense.
Verb
forsener
- to become insane
- Synonym: desver
- to become enraged
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of forsener (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | forsener | avoir forsené | |||||
| gerund | en forsenant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | forsenant | ||||||
| past participle | forsené | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | forsen | forsenes | forsene | forsenons | forsenez | forsenent |
| imperfect | forsenoie, forseneie, forsenoe, forseneve | forsenoies, forseneies, forsenoes, forseneves | forsenoit, forseneit, forsenot, forseneve | forseniiens, forseniens | forseniiez, forseniez | forsenoient, forseneient, forsenoent, forsenevent | |
| preterite | forsenai | forsenas | forsena | forsenames | forsenastes | forsenerent | |
| future | forsenerai | forseneras | forsenera | forsenerons | forseneroiz, forsenereiz, forsenerez | forseneront | |
| conditional | forseneroie, forsenereie | forseneroies, forsenereies | forseneroit, forsenereit | forseneriiens, forseneriens | forseneriiez, forseneriez | forseneroient, forsenereient | |
| 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 | forsen | forsens | forsent | forsenons | forsenez | forsenent |
| imperfect | forsenasse | forsenasses | forsenast | forsenissons, forsenissiens | forsenissoiz, forsenissez, forsenissiez | forsenassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | forsene | — | forsenons | forsenez | — | ||
Related terms
- forsenable
- forsenablement
- forsené
- forseneement
Descendants
- French: forcener