forsener

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From for- (“out, from”) + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn, *sinno (“sense, mind, judgement”), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“sense, mind, wisdom, meaning”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). Related to asséner. More at sense.

Verb

forsener

to become insane or enraged

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of forsener (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		forsener			avoir forsené
gerund		en forsenant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		forsenant
past participle		forsené
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	forsen	forsenes	forsene	forsenons	forsenez	forsenent
	imperfect	forsenoie, forseneie, forsenoe, forseneve	forsenoies, forseneies, forsenoes, forseneves	forsenoit, forseneit, forsenot, forseneve	forseniiens, forseniens	forseniiez, forseniez	forsenoient, forseneient, forsenoent, forsenevent
	preterite	forsenai	forsenas	forsena	forsenames	forsenastes	forsenerent
	future	forsenerai	forseneras	forsenera	forsenerons	forseneroiz, forsenereiz, forsenerez	forseneront
	conditional	forseneroie, forsenereie	forseneroies, forsenereies	forseneroit, forsenereit	forseneriiens, forseneriens	forseneriiez, forseneriez	forseneroient, forsenereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	forsen	forsens	forsent	forsenons	forsenez	forsenent
simple tenses	imperfect	forsenasse	forsenasses	forsenast	forsenissons, forsenissiens	forsenissoiz, forsenissez, forsenissiez	forsenassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	forsene	—	forsenons	forsenez	—

Synonyms

(to become insane): desver

Related terms

forsenable
forsenablement
forsené
forseneement

Descendants

French: forcener

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