retenir – Anglo-Norman verb conjugation

Anglo-Norman verb forms of retenir

Infinitive

rastenir; restenir; reteigner; reteindre; reteindrer; reteiner; reteinere; reteingner; reteneir; retener; retenier; retenner; reteyngner; retiner; retinere; retinir

Participles

Presentretenant
Pastretenu; retenud; retenut

Indicative

Present

1st sing.retiegne
2nd sing.retens
3rd sing.reteint
1st plur.retenons
2nd plur.retenez
3rd plur.reteignent

Imperfect

1st sing.reteneie
2nd sing.retenoies
3rd sing.reteneit
1st plur.reteniens
2nd plur.reteniez
3rd plur.reteneient

Preterite

1st sing.retinc
2nd sing.retenis
3rd sing.retint
1st plur.retenimes
2nd plur.retenestes
3rd plur.reteinderent

Future

1st sing.retendray
2nd sing.retendras
3rd sing.retendra
1st plur.retendrons
2nd plur.retendrez
3rd plur.retendrunt

Conditional

1st sing.retendrei
3rd sing.reteneroit
1st plur.retendrium
2nd plur.retenderiez
3rd plur.retendroient

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.retenge
2nd sing.retienges
3rd sing.reteigne
1st plur.retengum
2nd plur.reteignez
3rd plur.reteignent

Imperfect

1st sing.retenisse
2nd sing.retenasses
3rd sing.retenist
1st plur.retenissens
2nd plur.reteneicet
3rd plur.retenisent

Sample Sentences

  • Tant an retint dunt ses cors puet guarir; Si lui’n remaint, sil rent as poverins
  • La tierce a lor ues reteneient
  • Le grasse bruet devés retenir et tote la grasse cuillir
  • En la remembrance seint Edmun dreit ses entrailies en cel liu retendreit
  • il bailla la pucele un clef et devers soi retient l’autre
  • en despit de sa force retendra l’autre sa fraunchise
  • pour les droitures del empire retenir, defendre, purchachier et recouvrer
  • coment qe avantage soit doné al seignur de retener tanqe il eit la double value
  • le tenaunt avera jugement de reteindre le terre
  • l'ad en un paile posé Et mult estreit envolupé Pur l’oile faire retenir
  • metez un apoial por le nés retenir en sun liu
  • ki retendreit ire ou coruz en soen quor
  • Cest pecché ne puisse jeo retenir
  • Ben poent retenir Çoe dum ges voil garnir Se il volent entendre E bone garde prendre
  • Quant Jesu preechout E altement parlout, E li prudume l’oeient Ki le ben reteneient
  • Les aventures que lur avindrent Entr'euls tutes bien les retindrent E en memorie les metoient
  • Chanterent, e lur chant retinc e entendi
  • Ma grant honur t’aveie retenude Ed anpur tei, mais n’en aveies cure
  • ne soust mult bien servir E les custumes retenir
  • Pur ço esguarduns que nuls huem folement l’yglise de Ely des or an avant n’ost trubbler, ne ses possessiuns tolir, ne les toleittes retenir n’amenuisier

Imperative

2nd sing.retien
1st plur.retenum
2nd plur.retenez

Translations

  • 1. to retain, keep possession of,to ensure, safeguard that,to keep the name of, continue to be called,to take, derive from (v.a.)
  • 2. to withhold, refuse to pay (v.a.)
  • 3. to hold back, stop (v.a.)
  • 4. to detain, hold (in confinement) (v.a.)
  • 5. to retain (in the body) (v.a.)
  • 6. to set aside, reserve (v.a.)
  • 7. to confirm, administer the rite of confirmation (v.a.)
  • 8. to remain in occupation, hold a position (v.a.)
  • 9. to engage, retain (in one's service) (v.a.)
  • 1. to detain, withhold,to remain attached by, to (v.n.)
  • 1. to rule (in one's turn) (v.absol.)
  • 1. to contain oneself,to restrain oneself, hold back, refrain from (v.refl.)
  • 2. to restrain oneself, hold back, refrain (v.refl.)

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