joster

Norman

Etymology

From Old French joster.

Verb

joster

1. 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		je (j')	tu (t')	il, alle, nos	je (nos)	vos	il, alles
	present	joste	jostes	joste	jostoms	jostez	jostent
	imperfect	josteis	josteis	josteit	jostioms	jostiez	josteient
	preterite	jostis	jostis	jostit	jostîmes	jostîtes	jostîtrent
	future	josterai	josteras	jostera	josteroms	josterez	josteront
	conditional	jostereis	jostereis	jostereit	josterioms	josteriez	jostereient
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il, qu'alle, que nos	que je (que nos)	que vos	qu'il, qu'alles
	present	joste	jostes	joste	jostioms	jostiez	jostent
	imperfect	jostisse	jostisse	jostît jostisse	jostissioms	jostissiez	jostissent
imperative		—	tu	—	je (nos)	vos	—
			joste		jostoms	jostez
1Used with past participles.

Synonyms

• jouer

Old French

Alternative forms

• juster
• jouster

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
   • 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	—

Derived terms

• joste

Descendants

• → English: joust
• French: jouter
• → Italian: giostrare