desfaire

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French desfaire

Verb

desfaire

to undo
to undo; to untie (a knot, a fastening)

Conjugation

Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of desfaire

		simple			compound
infinitive		desfaire			avoir desfait, desfaict
gerund		en desfaisant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desfaisant
past participle		desfait, desfaict
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	desfais	desfais	desfait, desfet	desfaisons	desfaites	desfont
	imperfect	desfaisois, desfaisoys	desfaisois, desfaisoys	desfaisoit, desfaisoyt	desfaisions	desfaisiez	desfaisoient, desfaisoyent
	past historic	desfis	desfis	desfit	desfismes	desfistes	desfirent
	future	desferoie, desferoye	desferas	desfera	desferons	desferez	desferont
	conditional	desferois, desferoys	desferois, desferoys	desferoit, desferoyt	desferions	desferiez	desferoient, desferoyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	desface	desfaces	desface	desfacions	desfaciez	desfacent
simple tenses	imperfect	desfisse	desfisses	desfist	desfissions	desfissiez	desfissent
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	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	desfais	—	desfaisons	desfaites	—

Occitan

Verb

desfaire

Alternative form of desfar

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Alternative forms

desfere
deffaire

Etymology

des- +‎ faire, possibly from Medieval Latin, Vulgar Latin disfaciō, disfacere, from Latin dis- + faciō.

Verb

desfaire

to undo
to defeat

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 desfaire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		desfaire			avoir desfait
gerund		en desfaisant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desfaisant
past participle		desfait
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	desfaz, desfai	desfais	desfait	desfaimes, desfaisons	desfaites	desfont
	imperfect	desfaisoie, desfaiseie	desfaisoies, desfaiseies	desfaisoit, desfaiseit	desfaisiiens, desfaisiens	desfaisiiez, desfaisiez	desfaisoient, desfaiseient
	preterite	desfis	desfeṣis	desfist	desfeṣimes	desfeṣistes	desfirent
	future	desferai	desferas	desfera	desferons	desferoiz, desfereiz, desferez	desferont
	conditional	desferoie, desfereie	desferoies, desfereies	desferoit, desfereit	desferiiens, desferiens	desferiiez, desferiez	desferoient, desfereient
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	desface	desfaces	desface	desfaciens, desfaçons	desfaciez	desfacent
simple tenses	imperfect	desfeṣisse	desfeṣisses	desfeṣist	desfeṣissons, desfeṣissiens	desfeṣissoiz, desfeṣissez, desfeṣissiez	desfeṣissent
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		—	desfa	—	desfaimes, desfaisons	desfaites	—

Descendants

English: defeat (from past participle)
Middle French: desfaire
- French: défaire
- English: defease

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