joster

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (“close to”). Compare Old Occitan jostar.

Verb

joster

  1. to joust (compete in a jousting tournament)
  2. to joust (in a battle)
  3. (figuratively) to battle; to compete
    • circa 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 Use the gerund of avoir followed by the 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 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 jost joz jost jostons jostez jostent
imperfect jostasse jostasses jostast jostissons, jostissiens jostissoiz, jostissez, jostissiez jostassent
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 –
— joste — jostons jostez —

Derived terms

Descendants
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