posseoir

Old French

Etymology

From Latin possidere.

Verb

posseoir

  1. (transitive) to possess

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem possie distinct from the unstressed stem posse, 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 posseoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive posseoir avoir possis
gerund en posseant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle posseant
past participle possis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present possié possiez possiet posseons posseez possieent
imperfect posseoie, posseeie posseoies, posseeies posseoit, posseeit posseïiens, posseïens posseïiez, posseïez posseoient, posseeient
preterite possis posseṣis possist posseṣimes posseṣistes possisdrent
future posserrai posserras posserra posserrons posserroiz, posserreiz, posserrez posserront
conditional posserroie, posserreie posserroies, posserreies posserroit, posserreit posserriiens, posserriens posserriiez, posserriez posserroient, posserreient
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 possiee, possië possiees, possiës possiee, possië posseons, posseiiens, posseions posseez, posseiiez possieent, possiënt
imperfect posseṣisse posseṣisses posseṣist posseṣissons, posseṣissiens posseṣissoiz, posseṣissez, posseṣissiez posseṣissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— possie — posseons posseez —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle French: posseoir
    • French: posseoir (dialectal or archaic), posséir (Burgundy)
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