cuntenir
Old French
Verb
cuntenir
- Alternative form of contenir
- circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
- Se cuntindrent come hardi
- [They] behaved as courageous men
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem cuntien distinct from the unstressed stem cunten, 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 cuntenir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | cuntenir | avoir cuntenu | |||||
gerund | en cuntenant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | cuntenant | ||||||
past participle | cuntenu | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | cuntieng, cuntien | cuntiens | cuntient | cuntenons | cuntenez | cuntienent |
imperfect | cuntenoie, cunteneie | cuntenoies, cunteneies | cuntenoit, cunteneit | cunteniiens, cunteniens | cunteniiez, cunteniez | cuntenoient, cunteneient | |
preterite | cuntin | cuntenis | cuntint | cuntenimes | cuntenistes | cuntindrent, cuntinrent | |
future | cuntendrai | cuntendras | cuntendra | cuntendrons | cuntendroiz, cuntendreiz, cuntendrez | cuntendront | |
conditional | cuntendroie, cuntendreie | cuntendroies, cuntendreies | cuntendroit, cuntendreit | cuntendriiens, cuntendriens | cuntendriiez, cuntendriez | cuntendroient, cuntendreient | |
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 | cuntiegne | cuntiegnes | cuntiegne | cuntiegniens, cuntiegnons | cuntiegniez | cuntiegnent |
imperfect | cuntenisse | cuntenisses | cuntenist | cuntenissons, cuntenissiens | cuntenissoiz, cuntenissez, cuntenissiez | cuntenissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | cuntien | — | cuntenons | cuntenez | — |