From Medieval Latin bersarius, from Frankish *birsōn, itself borrowed from Latin vervēx (“wether, kind of goat; blockhead, idiot”).[1] Also see Italian bersaglio (“target”).
berser
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.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | berser | avoir bersé | |||||
gerund | en bersant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | bersant | ||||||
past participle | bersé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
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 |
imperfect | bersasse | bersasses | bersast | bersissons, bersissiens | bersissoiz, bersissez, bersissiez | bersassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | berse | — | bersons | bersez | — |