foïr

See also: foir and fóir

Old French

Etymology 1

Verb

foïr

1. Alternative form of foir

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb has a stressed present stem fue distinct from the unstressed stem fo, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of foïr (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		foïr			avoir foï
gerund		en foant, foïssant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		foant, foïssant
past participle		foï
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	fue, foïs	fues, foïs	fuet, foïst	foons, foïssons	foez, foïssez	fueent, foïssent
	imperfect	fooie, foeie, foïssoie, foïsseie	fooies, foeies, foïssoies, foïsseies	fooit, foeit, foïssoit, foïsseit	foïiens, foïens, foïssiiens, foïssiens	foïiez, foïez, foïssiiez, foïssiez	fooient, foeient, foïssoient, foïsseient
	preterite	foï	foïs	foï	foïmes	foïstes	foïrent
	future	forrai, foïrai	forras, foïras	forra, foïra	forrons, foïrons	forroiz, forreiz, forrez, foïroiz, foïreiz, foïrez	forront, foïront
	conditional	forroie, forreie, foïroie, foïreie	forroies, forreies, foïroies, foïreies	forroit, forreit, foïroit, foïreit	forriiens, forriens, foïriiens, foïriens	forriiez, forriez, foïriiez, foïriez	forroient, forreient, foïroient, foïreient
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	fuee, foïsse	fuees, foïsses	fuee, foïsse	foons, foïssons	foez, foïssez	fueent, foïssent
	imperfect	foïsse	foïsses	foïst	foïssons, foïssiens	foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez	foïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	fue, foïs	—	foons, foïssons	foez, foïssez	—

Etymology 2

see fuïr.

Verb

foïr

1. Alternative form of fuïr

Usage notes

• Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 foïr (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		foïr			avoir foï
gerund		en foiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		foiant
past participle		foï
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	foi	fois	foit	foions	foiiez	foient
	imperfect	foioie, foieie	foioies, foieies	foioit, foieit	foiiiens, foiiens	foiiiez, foiiez	foioient, foieient
	preterite	foï	foïs	foï	foïmes	foïstes	foïrent
	future	foirai	foiras	foira	foirons	foiroiz, foireiz, foirez	foiront
	conditional	foiroie, foireie	foiroies, foireies	foiroit, foireit	foiriiens, foiriens	foiriiez, foiriez	foiroient, foireient
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	foie	foies	foie	foiiens, foions	foiiez	foient
	imperfect	foïsse	foïsses	foïst	foïssons, foïssiens	foïssoiz, foïssez, foïssiez	foïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	foi	—	foions	foiiez	—