beneistre

See also: beneïstre

Old French

Alternative forms

• beneïstre, beneir, beneïr

Etymology

From Late Latin benedicō, benedīcere (“bless, praise”), from Latin benedicō, benedīcere (“speak well of someone, commend”).

Verb

beneistre

1. to bless (give one's blessing to)

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 beneistre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		beneistre			avoir beneoit, beneï
gerund		en beneïssant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		beneïssant
past participle		beneoit, beneï
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	beneï, beneïs	beneïs	beneït, beneïst	beneïssons	beneïssiez	beneïssent
	imperfect	beneïssoie, beneïsseie	beneïssoies, beneïsseies	beneïssoit, beneïsseit	beneïssiiens, beneïssiens	beneïssiiez, beneïssiez	beneïssoient, beneïsseient
	preterite	beneï, benesqui	beneïs, benesquis	beneïé, benesquié	beneïmes, benesquimes	beneïstes, benesquistes	beneïerent, benesquierent
	future	beneïrai, beneïstrai	beneïras, beneïstras	beneïra, beneïstra	beneïrons, beneïstrons	beneïroiz, beneïreiz, beneïrez, beneïstroiz, beneïstreiz, beneïstrez	beneïront, beneïstront
	conditional	beneïroie, beneïreie, beneïstroie, beneïstreie	beneïroies, beneïreies, beneïstroies, beneïstreies	beneïroit, beneïreit, beneïstroit, beneïstreit	beneïriiens, beneïriens, beneïstriiens, beneïstriens	beneïriiez, beneïriez, beneïstriiez, beneïstriez	beneïroient, beneïreient, beneïstroient, beneïstreient
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	beneïe, beneïsse	beneïes, beneïsses	beneïe, beneïsse	beneïiens, beneïons, beneïssiens, beneïssons	beneïiez, beneïssiez	beneïent, beneïssent
	imperfect	beneïsse, benesquisse	beneïsses, benesquisses	beneïst, benesquist	beneïssons, beneïssiens, benesquissons, benesquissiens	beneïssoiz, beneïssez, beneïssiez, benesquissoiz, benesquissez, benesquissiez	beneïssent, benesquissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	beneï, beneïs	—	beneïssons	beneïssiez	—

Related terms

• beneïson

Descendants

• French: bénir
• Norman: béni (Jersey)

See also

• maudire

References

• “Appendix E: Irregular Verbs” in E. Einhorn (1974), Old French: A Concise Handbook, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 150