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

1. (transitive) to possess, own
2. (transitive) to stretch, elongate
3. (transitive) to sit

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem porsie distinct from the unstressed stem porse, as well as other irregularities. 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 porsis
gerund		en porseant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		porseant
past participle		porsis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	porsié	porsiez	porsiet	porseons	porseez	porsieent
	imperfect	porseoie, porseeie	porseoies, porseeies	porseoit, porseeit	porseïiens, porseïens	porseïiez, porseïez	porseoient, porseeient
	preterite	porsis	porseṣis	porsist	porseṣimes	porseṣistes	porsisdrent
	future	porserrai	porserras	porserra	porserrons	porserroiz, porserreiz, porserrez	porserront
	conditional	porserroie, porserreie	porserroies, porserreies	porserroit, porserreit	porserriiens, porserriens	porserriiez, porserriez	porserroient, porserreient
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	porsiee, porsië	porsiees, porsiës	porsiee, porsië	porseons, porseiiens, porseions	porseez, porseiiez	porsieent, porsiënt
	imperfect	porseṣisse	porseṣisses	porseṣist	porseṣissons, porseṣissiens	porseṣissoiz, porseṣissez, porseṣissiez	porseṣissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	porsie	—	porseons	porseez	—

Descendants

• → Middle French: possider
• → French: posséder