possessier

Old French

Etymology

Latin possessum, the supine of possideō.

Verb

possessier

1. to possess

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		possessier			avoir possessié
gerund		en possessant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		possessant
past participle		possessié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	posses	possesses	possesse	possessons	possessiez	possessent
	imperfect	possessoie, possesseie, possessoe, possessieve	possessoies, possesseies, possessoes, possessieves	possessoit, possesseit, possessot, possessieve	possessiiens, possessiens	possessiiez, possessiez	possessoient, possesseient, possessoent, possessievent
	preterite	possessai	possessas	possessa	possessames	possessastes	possessierent
	future	possesserai	possesseras	possessera	possesserons	possesseroiz, possessereiz, possesserez	possesseront
	conditional	possesseroie, possessereie	possesseroies, possessereies	possesseroit, possessereit	possesseriiens, possesseriens	possesseriiez, possesseriez	possesseroient, possessereient
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	posses	posses	possest	possessons	possessiez	possessent
	imperfect	possessasse	possessasses	possessast	possessissons, possessissiens	possessissoiz, possessissez, possessissiez	possessassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	possesse	—	possessons	possessiez	—

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (possesser)