berser

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bersarius, from Frankish *birsōn, itself borrowed from Latin vervēx (“wether, kind of goat; blockhead, idiot”).^[1] Also see Italian bersaglio (“target”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beɾˈseːɾ/

Verb

berser

to hunt (with the bow)
(by extension) to hunt

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of berser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		berser			avoir bersé
gerund		en bersant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		bersant
past participle		bersé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	bers	berses	berse	bersons	bersez	bersent
	imperfect	bersoie, berseie, bersoe, berseve	bersoies, berseies, bersoes, berseves	bersoit, berseit, bersot, berseve	bersiiens, bersiens	bersiiez, bersiez	bersoient, berseient, bersoent, bersevent
	preterite	bersai	bersas	bersa	bersames	bersastes	berserent
	future	berserai	berseras	bersera	berserons	berseroiz, bersereiz, berserez	berseront
	conditional	berseroie, bersereie	berseroies, bersereies	berseroit, bersereit	berseriiens, berseriens	berseriiez, berseriez	berseroient, bersereient
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	bers	bers	berst	bersons	bersez	bersent
simple tenses	imperfect	bersasse	bersasses	bersast	bersissons, bersissiens	bersissoiz, bersissez, bersissiez	bersassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	berse	—	bersons	bersez	—

Derived terms

bersail

References

berser on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (berser)

^ York, E. o. (2017). The Master of Game - The Oldest English Book on Hunting. (n.p.): Read Books Limited.

[1] York, E. o. (2017). The Master of Game - The Oldest English Book on Hunting. (n.p.): Read Books Limited.

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