joster
Norman
Etymology
From Old French joster.
Verb
joster
- to play
Conjugation
Conjugation of the verb joster in Norman
| infinitive | joster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | jostant | ||||||
| auxiliary | aveir1 | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | josté | jostée | |||||
| plural | jostés | jostées | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | jeo (j') | tu (t') | il, elle, on |
nos | vos | il, elles | |
| present | joste | jostes | joste | jostoms | jostez | jostent | |
| imperfect | josteis jostos2 |
josteis jostos2 |
josteit jostot2 |
jostioms | jostiez | josteient jostoent2 | |
| preterite | jostai | jostas | josta | jostâmes | jostâtes | jostèrent | |
| future | josterai | josteras | jostera | josteroms | josterez | josteront | |
| conditional | jostereis | jostereis | jostereit | josterioms | josteriez | jostereient | |
| subjunctive | que jeo (j') | que tu (t') | qu'il, qu'elle, qu'on |
que nos | que vos | qu'il, qu'elles | |
| present | joste | jostes | joste | jostioms | jostiez | jostent | |
| imperfect | jostasse | jostasses | jostât jostasse |
jostassioms | jostassiez | jostassent | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | nos | vos | — | |
| joste | jostoms | jostez | |||||
| 1Used with past participles. 2Archaic or literary forms. | |||||||
Synonyms
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (“close to”). Compare Old Occitan jostar.
Verb
joster
- to joust (compete in a jousting tournament)
- to joust (in a battle)
- (figuratively) to battle; to compete
- c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
- La u Normanz durent joster
- There where the Normans had to fight
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of joster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | joster | avoir josté | |||||
| gerund | en jostant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | jostant | ||||||
| past participle | josté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | jost | jostes | joste | jostons | jostez | jostent |
| imperfect | jostoie, josteie, jostoe, josteve | jostoies, josteies, jostoes, josteves | jostoit, josteit, jostot, josteve | jostiiens, jostiens | jostiiez, jostiez | jostoient, josteient, jostoent, jostevent | |
| preterite | jostai | jostas | josta | jostames | jostastes | josterent | |
| future | josterai | josteras | jostera | josterons | josteroiz, jostereiz, josterez | josteront | |
| conditional | josteroie, jostereie | josteroies, jostereies | josteroit, jostereit | josteriiens, josteriens | josteriiez, josteriez | josteroient, jostereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | jost | joz | jost | jostons | jostez | jostent |
| imperfect | jostasse | jostasses | jostast | jostissons, jostissiens | jostissoiz, jostissez, jostissiez | jostassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | joste | — | jostons | jostez | — | ||