forbir

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Frankish *furbēn.

    Verb

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    forbir

    1. to clean
    2. to polish (of metal, to clean and make shiny)

    Conjugation

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    This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Descendants

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    • Middle French: foubir
    • Middle English: furbisshen

    References

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    • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (forbir)