forfaire

Old French

Etymology

fors (“outside”) + faire (“to do”) – "to act outside (the law, what is right)".

Verb

forfaire

1. to forfeit (to lose the right to possess)
2. to commit a crime
3. to cause to forfeit

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 forfaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		forfaire			avoir forfait
gerund		en forfaisant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		forfaisant
past participle		forfait
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	forfaz, forfai	forfais	forfait	forfaimes, forfaisons	forfaites	forfont
	imperfect	forfaisoie, forfaiseie	forfaisoies, forfaiseies	forfaisoit, forfaiseit	forfaisiiens, forfaisiens	forfaisiiez, forfaisiez	forfaisoient, forfaiseient
	preterite	forfis	forfeṣis	forfist	forfeṣimes	forfeṣistes	forfirent
	future	forferai	forferas	forfera	forferons	forferoiz, forfereiz, forferez	forferont
	conditional	forferoie, forfereie	forferoies, forfereies	forferoit, forfereit	forferiiens, forferiens	forferiiez, forferiez	forferoient, forfereient
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	forface	forfaces	forface	forfaciens, forfaçons	forfaciez	forfacent
	imperfect	forfeṣisse	forfeṣisses	forfeṣist	forfeṣissons, forfeṣissiens	forfeṣissoiz, forfeṣissez, forfeṣissiez	forfeṣissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	forfa	—	forfaimes, forfaisons	forfaites	—

Derived terms

• forfait (noun)