forbir

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fourbir === Verb === forbir (first-person singular present forbeixo, first-person singular preterite forbí, past participle forbit) (transitive) to polish up, to shine Synonym: polir === Further reading === “forbir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “forbir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Old French == === Alternative forms === fourbir, furbir === Etymology === Frankish *furbēn. === Verb === forbir to clean to polish (of metal, to clean and make shiny) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: foubir French: fourbir→ Catalan: forbir → Middle English: furbisshen English: furbish === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (forbir)