Infinitive
Gerund
en esforçant
Participles
| Present | esforçant |
| Past | esforcié |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | esforz |
| 2nd sing. | esforces |
| 3rd sing. | esforce |
| 1st plur. | esforçons |
| 2nd plur. | esforciez |
| 3rd plur. | esforcent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | esforçoie; esforceie; esforçoe; esforcieve |
| 2nd sing. | esforçoies; esforceies; esforçoes; esforcieves |
| 3rd sing. | esforçoit; esforceit; esforçot; esforcieve |
| 1st plur. | esforciiens; esforciens |
| 2nd plur. | esforciiez; esforciez |
| 3rd plur. | esforçoient; esforceient; esforçoent; esforcievent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | esforçai |
| 2nd sing. | esforças |
| 3rd sing. | esforça |
| 1st plur. | esforçames |
| 2nd plur. | esforçastes |
| 3rd plur. | esforcierent |
Future
| 1st sing. | esforcerai |
| 2nd sing. | esforceras |
| 3rd sing. | esforcera |
| 1st plur. | esforcerons |
| 2nd plur. | esforceroiz; esforcereiz; esforcerez |
| 3rd plur. | esforceront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | esforceroie; esforcereie |
| 2nd sing. | esforceroies; esforcereies |
| 3rd sing. | esforceroit; esforcereit |
| 1st plur. | esforceriiens; esforceriens |
| 2nd plur. | esforceriiez; esforceriez |
| 3rd plur. | esforceroient; esforcereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | esforz |
| 2nd sing. | esforz |
| 3rd sing. | esforzt |
| 1st plur. | esforçons |
| 2nd plur. | esforciez |
| 3rd plur. | esforcent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | esforçasse |
| 2nd sing. | esforçasses |
| 3rd sing. | esforçast |
| 1st plur. | esforcissons; esforcissiens |
| 2nd plur. | esforcissoiz; esforcissez; esforcissiez |
| 3rd plur. | esforçassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | esforce |
| 1st plur. | esforçons |
| 2nd plur. | esforciez |
Verbs conjugated like esforcier
chaucier,
essaucier,
anuncier,
justicier,
blecier,
dancier,
resforcier,
esforcier,
bracier,
noncier,
detrancier,
drecier,
embracier,
amercier,
adrecier,
avancier,
deschaucier,
prononcier,
comencier,
redrecier, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”).
Sample Sentences
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Et la pucele qui ce voit,
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A tout le mal qu'ele sentoit,
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Vout rire, si s'en esforça
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Que de la bouche li vola
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L'areste hors enz el brasier. [13ᵗʰ Century, Author unknown, Le Vilain mire:]
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Sachiez, ce mes oncles m'esforce
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Que je preigne mari a force,
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Je m'enfuirai en aucun leu (Know that if my uncle forces me
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To take a husband against my will
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I will flee to any place [but here]) [c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:]
Cognates
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