forger

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English forger, forgere, from Old French forgiere; equivalent to forge +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dʒə(ɹ) === Noun === forger (plural forgers) A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter. A person who forges metals. ==== Related terms ==== forgery ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French forger, forgier, from Latin fabricāre. Doublet of fabriquer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ.ʒe/ === Verb === forger to fashion metal with fire and a hammer, to forge to forge, falsify (figuratively) to create, to conceive, to make up to coin (a word or phrase) (equestrianism) to trot ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written forge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== Derived terms ==== c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron forgeron ==== Related terms ==== forge === Further reading === “forger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === forgar, forgere, forgeour === Etymology === From Old French forgiere; equivalent to forgen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔːrd͡ʒər(ə)/, /fɔːrˈd͡ʒeːr/, /fɔr-/, /foːr-/ === Noun === forger (plural forgers) creator, maker, fabricator (rare) metalworker, smith ==== Descendants ==== English: forger ==== References ==== “fō̆rǧer, -ēr, -eǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin fabrico. === Verb === forger alternative form of forgier ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.