"contenir" meaning in Old French

See contenir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin continēre. Etymology templates: {{root|fro|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{bor|fro|la|contineō|continēre}} Latin continēre Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} contenir Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-tenir|con|refl=yes}}, {{fro-conj-tv-enir|cont|aux=|ei=|old=|refl=yes|repl=}}, {{fro-conj-iii|aux=|ei=|fut=endr|old=|pastp=enu|prefix=cont|pres1s=ieng,ien|press=ien|prets=in|prettype=strong-id|pretu=en|refl=yes|repl=|sub=iegn|subier=yes}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], se contenir [infinitive, reflexive], estre contenu [infinitive, multiword-construction, reflexive], en contenant [gerund, reflexive], gerund of estre + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, reflexive], contenant [participle, present, reflexive], contenu [participle, past, reflexive], me contieng [first-person, indicative, present, reflexive, singular], me contien [first-person, indicative, present, reflexive, singular], te contiens [indicative, present, reflexive, second-person, singular], se contient [indicative, present, reflexive, singular, third-person], nos contenons [first-person, indicative, plural, present, reflexive], vos contenez [indicative, plural, present, reflexive, second-person], se contienent [indicative, plural, present, reflexive, third-person], me contenoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular], me conteneie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular], te contenoies [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], te conteneies [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], se contenoit [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], se conteneit [imperfect, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], nos conteniiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive], nos conteniens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive], vos conteniiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], vos conteniez [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], se contenoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], se conteneient [imperfect, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], me contin [first-person, indicative, preterite, reflexive, singular], te contenis [indicative, preterite, reflexive, second-person, singular], se contint [indicative, preterite, reflexive, singular, third-person], nos contenimes [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite, reflexive], vos contenistes [indicative, plural, preterite, reflexive, second-person], se contindrent [indicative, plural, preterite, reflexive, third-person], se continrent [indicative, plural, preterite, reflexive, third-person], me contendrai [first-person, future, indicative, reflexive, singular], te contendras [future, indicative, reflexive, second-person, singular], se contendra [future, indicative, reflexive, singular, third-person], nos contendrons [first-person, future, indicative, plural, reflexive], vos contendroiz [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], vos contendreiz [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], vos contendrez [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, second-person], se contendront [future, indicative, plural, reflexive, third-person], me contendroie [conditional, first-person, reflexive, singular], me contendreie [conditional, first-person, reflexive, singular], te contendroies [conditional, reflexive, second-person, singular], te contendreies [conditional, reflexive, second-person, singular], se contendroit [conditional, reflexive, singular, third-person], se contendreit [conditional, reflexive, singular, third-person], nos contendriiens [conditional, first-person, plural, reflexive], nos contendriens [conditional, first-person, plural, reflexive], vos contendriiez [conditional, plural, reflexive, second-person], vos contendriez [conditional, plural, reflexive, second-person], se contendroient [conditional, plural, reflexive, third-person], se contendreient [conditional, plural, reflexive, third-person], present tense of estre + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present, reflexive], imperfect tense of estre + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, reflexive], preterite tense of estre + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past, reflexive], future tense of estre + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, reflexive], conditional tense of estre + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect, reflexive], me contiegne [first-person, present, reflexive, singular, subjunctive], te contiegnes [present, reflexive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se contiegne [present, reflexive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], nos contiegniens [first-person, plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive], nos contiegnons [first-person, plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive], vos contiegniez [plural, present, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], se contiegnent [plural, present, reflexive, subjunctive, third-person], me contenisse [first-person, imperfect, reflexive, singular, subjunctive], te contenisses [imperfect, reflexive, second-person, singular, subjunctive], se contenist [imperfect, reflexive, singular, subjunctive, third-person], nos contenissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive], nos contenissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive], vos contenissoiz [imperfect, plural, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], vos contenissez [imperfect, plural, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], vos contenissiez [imperfect, plural, reflexive, second-person, subjunctive], se contenissent [imperfect, plural, reflexive, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of estre + past participle [multiword-construction, past, reflexive, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, reflexive, subjunctive], contien-toi [imperative, reflexive, second-person, singular], contenons-nos [first-person, imperative, plural, reflexive], contenez-vos [imperative, plural, reflexive, second-person]
  1. (reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-contenir-fro-verb-51fI5zvk Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -ir, Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-id preterite, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 29 2 24 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -ir: 15 4 29 4 23 25 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 15 6 28 7 21 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-id preterite: 13 13 24 14 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 1 25 1 21 21
  2. (reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way) Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-contenir-fro-verb-Xf7OfVOw Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -ir, Old French verbs with stem alternations, Old French verbs with strong-id preterite, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 18 3 29 2 24 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -ir: 15 4 29 4 23 25 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with stem alternations: 15 6 28 7 21 23 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with strong-id preterite: 13 13 24 14 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 1 25 1 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cuntenir Related terms: countenance

Alternative forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "contain"
          },
          "expansion": "English: contain",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: contain"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "contenir"
          },
          "expansion": "French: contenir",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: contenir"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nrf",
            "2": "cont'nîn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norman: cont'nîn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norman: cont'nîn"
    }
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin continēre",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin continēre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fro-conj-tenir",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenir",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "estre contenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "multiword-construction",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en contenant",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gerund of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "reflexive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "contenant",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contenu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contieng",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenons",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contienent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contenoie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me conteneie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contenoies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te conteneies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenoit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se conteneit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos conteniiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos conteniens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos conteniiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos conteniez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenoient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se conteneient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contenis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contint",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenimes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenistes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contindrent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se continrent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contendrai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contendras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contendrons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendreiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendrez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contendroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contendreie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contendroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contendreies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendreit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contendriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contendriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendreient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contiegne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contiegnes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contiegne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contiegniens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contiegnons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contiegniez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contiegnent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contenisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contenisses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenissent",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contien-toi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contenons-nos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contenez-vos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "contenir",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "fro-conj-tenir"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cont",
        "aux": "",
        "ei": "",
        "old": "",
        "refl": "yes",
        "repl": ""
      },
      "name": "fro-conj-tv-enir"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "aux": "",
        "ei": "",
        "fut": "endr",
        "old": "",
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        "press": "ien",
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        "prettype": "strong-id",
        "pretu": "en",
        "refl": "yes",
        "repl": "",
        "sub": "iegn",
        "subier": "yes"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "countenance"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 3 29 2 24 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 4 29 4 23 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs ending in -ir",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 6 28 7 21 23",
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          "name": "Old French verbs with stem alternations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 24 14 16 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs with strong-id preterite",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 1 25 1 21 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        [
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          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 4 29 4 23 25",
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          "name": "Old French verbs ending in -ir",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 6 28 7 21 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old French verbs with stem alternations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 13 24 14 16 20",
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          "name": "Old French verbs with strong-id preterite",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 1 25 1 21 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "to behave (in a given way)"
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        "(reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way)"
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        "reflexive"
      ]
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cuntenir"
    }
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}

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    "Old French irregular verbs",
    "Old French lemmas",
    "Old French terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Old French terms derived from Latin",
    "Old French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ten-",
    "Old French third group verbs",
    "Old French verbs",
    "Old French verbs ending in -ir",
    "Old French verbs with stem alternations",
    "Old French verbs with strong-id preterite",
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        {
          "args": {
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "fro-conj-tenir",
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "se contenir",
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        "reflexive"
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      "form": "estre contenu",
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        "multiword-construction",
        "reflexive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "en contenant",
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        "reflexive"
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      "form": "gerund of estre + past participle",
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        "gerund",
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        "reflexive"
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      "form": "contenant",
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        "participle",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "contenu",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contieng",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contien",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contient",
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      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contienent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contenoie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me conteneie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contenoies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te conteneies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenoit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se conteneit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos conteniiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos conteniens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos conteniiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos conteniez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenoient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se conteneient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contenis",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contint",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenimes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenistes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contindrent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se continrent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contendrai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contendras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contendrons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendreiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendrez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contendroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contendreie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "reflexive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contendroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contendreies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendreit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contendriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contendriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contendriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contendreient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contiegne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contiegnes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contiegne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contiegniens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contiegnons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contiegniez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contiegnent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "me contenisse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "te contenisses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenist",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nos contenissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vos contenissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "se contenissent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of estre + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "reflexive",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contien-toi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contenons-nos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contenez-vos",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "reflexive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "contenir",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "con",
        "refl": "yes"
      },
      "name": "fro-conj-tenir"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cont",
        "aux": "",
        "ei": "",
        "old": "",
        "refl": "yes",
        "repl": ""
      },
      "name": "fro-conj-tv-enir"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "aux": "",
        "ei": "",
        "fut": "endr",
        "old": "",
        "pastp": "enu",
        "prefix": "cont",
        "pres1s": "ieng,ien",
        "press": "ien",
        "prets": "in",
        "prettype": "strong-id",
        "pretu": "en",
        "refl": "yes",
        "repl": "",
        "sub": "iegn",
        "subier": "yes"
      },
      "name": "fro-conj-iii"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old French",
  "lang_code": "fro",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "countenance"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ],
        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, se contenir) to control oneself, to keep one's feelings and behavior in check"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old French reflexive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to behave (in a given way)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "behave",
          "behave"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive, se contenir) to behave (in a given way)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reflexive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cuntenir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contenir"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: reflexive, se contenir",
  "path": [
    "contenir"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "contenir",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: reflexive, se contenir",
  "path": [
    "contenir"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "contenir",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: reflexive, se contenir",
  "path": [
    "contenir"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "contenir",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: reflexive, se contenir",
  "path": [
    "contenir"
  ],
  "section": "Old French",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "contenir",
  "trace": ""
}

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