enforcier

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *infortiō.

Verb

enforcier

1. (transitive) to fortify; to strengthen
2. (intransitive) to strengthen; to become stronger
3. (transitive) to rape (to sexually violate)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. 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 enforcier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		enforcier			avoir enforcié
gerund		en enforçant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		enforçant
past participle		enforcié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	enforz	enforces	enforce	enforçons	enforciez	enforcent
	imperfect	enforçoie, enforceie, enforçoe, enforcieve	enforçoies, enforceies, enforçoes, enforcieves	enforçoit, enforceit, enforçot, enforcieve	enforciiens, enforciens	enforciiez, enforciez	enforçoient, enforceient, enforçoent, enforcievent
	preterite	enforçai	enforças	enforça	enforçames	enforçastes	enforcierent
	future	enforcerai	enforceras	enforcera	enforcerons	enforceroiz, enforcereiz, enforcerez	enforceront
	conditional	enforceroie, enforcereie	enforceroies, enforcereies	enforceroit, enforcereit	enforceriiens, enforceriens	enforceriiez, enforceriez	enforceroient, enforcereient
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	enforz	enforz	enforzt	enforçons	enforciez	enforcent
	imperfect	enforçasse	enforçasses	enforçast	enforcissons, enforcissiens	enforcissoiz, enforcissez, enforcissiez	enforçassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	enforce	—	enforçons	enforciez	—

Descendants

• → English: enforce

References

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