deffendre

Middle French

Verb

deffendre

  1. to defend

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin dēfendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (early) /deˈfendɾə/
  • IPA(key): (late) /deˈfandɾə/

Verb

deffendre

  1. (transitive) to defend

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of deffendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive deffendre avoir deffendu
gerund en deffendant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle deffendant
past participle deffendu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present deffent deffenz deffent deffendons deffendez deffendent
imperfect deffendoie, deffendeie deffendoies, deffendeies deffendoit, deffendeit deffendiiens, deffendiens deffendiiez, deffendiez deffendoient, deffendeient
preterite deffendi deffendis deffendié deffendimes deffendistes deffendierent
future deffendrai deffendras deffendra deffendrons deffendroiz, deffendreiz, deffendrez deffendront
conditional deffendroie, deffendreie deffendroies, deffendreies deffendroit, deffendreit deffendriiens, deffendriens deffendriiez, deffendriez deffendroient, deffendreient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present deffende deffendes deffende deffendons deffendez deffendent
imperfect deffendisse deffendisses deffendist deffendissons, deffendissiens deffendissoiz, deffendissez, deffendissiez deffendissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— deffent — deffendons deffendez —

Descendants

  • English: defend
  • Norman: d'fendre
  • French: défendre
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