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brisier

brisier

Old French

Verb

brisier

  1. to break (cause damage to), bust
  2. to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow
  3. to destroy

Synonyms

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of brisier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive brisier avoir brisié
gerund en brisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle brisant
past participle brisié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present bris brises brise brisons brisiez brisent
imperfect brisoie, briseie, brisoe, brisieve brisoies, briseies, brisoes, brisieves brisoit, briseit, brisot, brisieve brisiiens, brisiens brisiiez, brisiez brisoient, briseient, brisoent, brisievent
preterite brisai brisas brisa brisames brisastes brisierent
future briserai briseras brisera briserons briseroiz, brisereiz, briserez briseront
conditional briseroie, brisereie briseroies, brisereies briseroit, brisereit briseriiens, briseriens briseriiez, briseriez briseroient, brisereient
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 bris bris brist brisons brisiez brisent
imperfect brisasse brisasses brisast brisissons, brisissiens brisissoiz, brisissez, brisissiez brisassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— brise — brisons brisiez —

Descendants

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bristan ‎(“to break to pieces, split, shatter”), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną ‎(“to break, burst, rupture”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrest- ‎(“to separate, burst”). Cognate with Old High German bristan ‎(“to break asunder, rupture”), Old English berstan ‎(“to break, shatter, burst”), Old Norse bresta ‎(“to break, burst”). More at burst.

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