Infinitive
defender; defendere; defendier; deffendre; diffendre
Participles
| Present | defendant; defendaunt |
| Past | defendi; defendu; defens; defundu |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | defen; defenc; defend; defende; defent |
| 2nd sing. | defens |
| 3rd sing. | defent |
| 1st plur. | defendom; defendoms |
| 2nd plur. | defemez |
| 3rd plur. | defement |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | defeignoie |
| 2nd sing. | defendoies |
| 3rd sing. | defendeit |
| 1st plur. | defendisoums |
| 2nd plur. | defendisez |
| 3rd plur. | defeignoient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | defendi |
| 2nd sing. | defeis |
| 3rd sing. | defandi; defenda; defendi; defendist |
| 1st plur. | defaimes |
| 2nd plur. | defeistes |
| 3rd plur. | defenderent |
Future
| 1st sing. | defendrai |
| 2nd sing. | defendras |
| 3rd sing. | defendra |
| 1st plur. | defendrom |
| 2nd plur. | defenderés |
| 3rd plur. | defenderunt |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | defendreie |
| 2nd sing. | defendroies |
| 3rd sing. | defendereit |
| 1st plur. | defendrions |
| 2nd plur. | defendriez |
| 3rd plur. | defendereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | defenge |
| 2nd sing. | defeinnes |
| 3rd sing. | defeande; defend; defende; defenge; defent |
| 1st plur. | defengons |
| 2nd plur. | defecyez |
| 3rd plur. | defendent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | defeise |
| 2nd sing. | defeis |
| 3rd sing. | defendesit; defendesist |
| 1st plur. | defeissom |
| 2nd plur. | defeciez |
| 3rd plur. | defeissent |
Sample Sentences
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De puinture le defendrat De scorpion et de serpent
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Li cuens M. […] Defent la terre […]. Bien lur defendit l’ariver. Mais li Flameng, quant il ço virent, [Emblerent] s’en, Chargiez s’en vont en lur pais
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Kar del solail la grant luur Nus defent ver lur mireur
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defendre la tere e la pes
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qe nul felon ne futif ne soit covert ne defenduz desoremés de nul manere de felonie par la chartre le Roi de sa pes
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Barlaam [...] Est pris e vudra sa lei Defendre par desputeson
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ceo defendrai countre vous par mon corps come ceste court agardera
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Ore sunt les deus destrucciun[s] [...] Deu defend le terce par sa pité
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acquere amis, pour estre puissant de defendre violences & injuries
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le vent nous defendi
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De moi fetes le jugement, [...] Kar la mort ne vuel pas defendre
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As povres Deu bien defendi
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La traison defend e le tort ay nié
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Li dui fiz nostre rei se sunt mis a bandun Pur defendre del tut çoe que dit li bricon
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yl defendy lé moz de la curt par sa bouche demeyne
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E quant sun pecchié defent e nie
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Tort et force et le dreyt Adam defend l’abbé
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R. et J. defendent force et eide [...]
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‘de part Deu vus defent [...] Que de mei ne faciez ui mais nul jugement’. Li quens respundi: ‘Sur tel defendement Ne m’entremetrai’
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D’un arbre lur defendi le fruit a manger
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | defen; defenc; defent |
| 1st plur. | defeygnoun |
| 2nd plur. | defendez |
Translations
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1.
to defend, protect,to split, split open
(v.a.)
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2.
to defend, maintain the truth of
(v.a.)
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3.
to defend against, prevent, ward off
(v.a.)
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4.
to put up a defence against, resist
(v.a.)
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5.
to deny
(v.a.)
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6.
to forbid, prohibit
(v.a.)
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1.
to resist,to split open, burst asunder
(v.n.)
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2.
to refrain, hold back
(v.n.)
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3.
to defend, be a defendant
(v.n.)
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1.
to defend oneself (in battle or argument),to part
(v.refl.)
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2.
to deny
(v.refl.)