forsener

Old French

Alternative forms

• forcener, forssener

Etymology

From for- (“out, from”) + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz, 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

1. to become insane

   Synonym: desver

2. 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			gerund of avoir + 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	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	forsen	forsens	forsent	forsenons	forsenez	forsenent
	imperfect	forsenasse	forsenasses	forsenast	forsenissons, forsenissiens	forsenissoiz, forsenissez, forsenissiez	forsenassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	forsene	—	forsenons	forsenez	—

Related terms

• forsenable
• forsenablement
• forsené
• forseneement

 

Descendants

• French: forcener