porseoir
Old French
Alternative forms
- porseir, porsoier
Etymology
From por- + seoir, from Latin sedēre (“to sit; to be seated”); or, from persidēre (“to be seated”).
Verb
porseoir
- (transitive) to possess, own
- (transitive) to stretch, elongate
- (transitive) to sit
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of porseoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | porseoir | avoir oï | |||||
| gerund | en oant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | oant | ||||||
| past participle | oï | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | oi | oz | ot | oons | oez | oent |
| imperfect | ooie, oeie | ooies, oeies | ooit, oeit | oïiens, oïens | oïiez, oïez | ooient, oeient | |
| preterite | oï | oïs | oï | oïmes | oïstes | oïrent | |
| future | orrai, orai | orras, oras | orra, ora | orrons, orons | orroiz, orreiz, orrez, oroiz, oreiz, orez | orront, oront | |
| conditional | orroie, orreie, oroie, oreie | orroies, orreies, oroies, oreies | orroit, orreit, oroit, oreit | orriiens, orriens, oriiens, oriens | orriiez, orriez, oriiez, oriez | orroient, orreient, oroient, oreient | |
| compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses | present | oie | oies | oie | oiiens, oions | oiiez | oient |
| imperfect | oïsse | oïsses | oïst | oïssons, oïssiens | oïssoiz, oïssez, oïssiez | oïssent | |
| compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | o, oz, oi | — | oons | oez | — | ||
Descendants
- → Middle French: possider
- → French: posséder