mesdire

Middle French

Etymology

mes- +‎ dire

Verb

mesdire

1. to traduce; to defame; to speak badly of

Descendants

• French: médire

Old French

Etymology

mes- +‎ dire

Verb

mesdire

1. to traduce; to defame; to speak badly of

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 mesdire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		mesdire			avoir mesdit
gerund		en mesdisant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		mesdisant
past participle		mesdit
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	mesdi	mesdis	mesdit	mesdimes, mesdions, mesdisons	mesdites	mesdient
	imperfect	mesdisoie, mesdiseie	mesdisoies, mesdiseies	mesdisoit, mesdiseit	mesdisiiens, mesdisiens	mesdisiiez, mesdisiez	mesdisoient, mesdiseient
	preterite	mesdis	mesdesis	mesdist	mesdesimes	mesdesistes	mesdistrent
	future	mesdirai	mesdiras	mesdira	mesdirons	mesdiroiz, mesdireiz, mesdirez	mesdiront
	conditional	mesdiroie, mesdireie	mesdiroies, mesdireies	mesdiroit, mesdireit	mesdiriiens, mesdiriens	mesdiriiez, mesdiriez	mesdiroient, mesdireient
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	mesdïe	mesdïes	mesdïe	mesdiiens, mesdions, mesdisiens, mesdisons	mesdiiez, mesdisiez	mesdïent
	imperfect	mesdesisse	mesdesisses	mesdesist	mesdesissons, mesdesissiens	mesdesissoiz, mesdesissez, mesdesissiez	mesdesissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	mesdi	—	mesdimes, mesdions, mesdisons	mesdites	—

Descendants

• French: médire