Infinitive
porfendre; pourfendre
Participles
| Present | purfendant |
| Past | purfendi; purfendu |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | purfen |
| 2nd sing. | purfens |
| 3rd sing. | purfent |
| 1st plur. | purfendom |
| 2nd plur. | purfemez |
| 3rd plur. | purfement |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | purfeignoie |
| 2nd sing. | purfendoies |
| 3rd sing. | purfendeit |
| 1st plur. | purfendisoums |
| 2nd plur. | purfendisez |
| 3rd plur. | purfeignoient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | purfendi |
| 2nd sing. | purfeis |
| 3rd sing. | purfandi |
| 1st plur. | purfaimes |
| 2nd plur. | purfeistes |
| 3rd plur. | purfenderent |
Future
| 1st sing. | purfendrai |
| 2nd sing. | purfendras |
| 3rd sing. | purfendra |
| 1st plur. | purfendrom |
| 2nd plur. | purfenderés |
| 3rd plur. | purfenderunt |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | purfendroy |
| 2nd sing. | purfendroies |
| 3rd sing. | purfendereit |
| 1st plur. | purfendrions |
| 2nd plur. | purfendriez |
| 3rd plur. | purfendereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | purfenge |
| 2nd sing. | purfeinnes |
| 3rd sing. | purfeande |
| 1st plur. | purfengons |
| 2nd plur. | purfecyez |
| 3rd plur. | purfendent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | purfeise |
| 2nd sing. | purfeis |
| 3rd sing. | purfendesit |
| 1st plur. | purfeissom |
| 2nd plur. | purfeciez |
| 3rd plur. | purfeissent |
Sample Sentences
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Ferir le vait de tel hair Ke [...] Le healme vait tut purfendant, En la cervele baingna le brand E l’oraille [...] Voler fiht en mi la place
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Desque as denz l’a purfendu
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Son cuer fendu ton cuer pourfent, La mort de luy toy mortefie
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Li reis Joram, des qu'il cel fait entent, Tant se dolut, pur poi qui ne se purfent Il criet e brait e pluret tendrement
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | purfen |
| 1st plur. | purfeygnoun |
| 2nd plur. | purfendez |
Translations
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1.
to split, cleave, cut through
(v.a.)
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1.
to split (oneself) in two
(v.refl.)