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Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *prosequere (attested in Vulgar or early Medieval Latin as prosevere and prosequire), from Latin prosequor, prosequi; influenced by persequor, whence the Old French parsivre, parsuivre.
Pronunciation
Verb
porsuir
- to pursue, to seek
- to pursue, to continue
1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):Et pour ce que ceste cure est difficile nul ne le doit avoir mal se nous la poursuivons tres diligement plus particulierement- And because this treatment is difficult, none should be concerned if we pursue it very diligently and particularly
- to claim
- to possess
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a distinct stressed present stem, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
| porsuir
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avoir porsuivi, porseü
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| en porsevant, porsuivant
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gerund of avoir + past participle
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| porsevant, porsuivant
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| porsuivi, porseü
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| indicative
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jo
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tu
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il
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nos
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vos
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il
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simple
tenses
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present
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porsui
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porsuis
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porsuit
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porsevons, porsuivons
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porsevez, porsuivez
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porsuivent, porsuient
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| imperfect
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porsevoie, porseveie, porsuivoie, porsuiveie
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porsevoies, porseveies, porsuivoies, porsuiveies
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porsevoit, porseveit, porsuivoit, porsuiveit
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porseviiens, porseviens, porsuiviiens, porsuiviens
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porseviiez, porseviez, porsuiviiez, porsuiviez
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porsevoient, porseveient, porsuivoient, porsuiveient
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| preterite
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porsuivi, porsui
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porsuivis, porseüs
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porsuivié, porsut
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porsuivimes, porseümes
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porsuivistes, porseüstes
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porsuivierent, porsurent
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| future
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porsevrai, porsuivrai, porsuirai
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porsevras, porsuivras, porsuiras
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porsevra, porsuivra, porsuira
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porsevrons, porsuivrons, porsuirons
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porsevroiz, porsevreiz, porsevrez, porsuivroiz, porsuivreiz, porsuivrez, porsuiroiz, porsuireiz, porsuirez
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porsevront, porsuivront, porsuiront
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| conditional
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porsevroie, porsevreie, porsuivroie, porsuivreie, porsuiroie, porsuireie
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porsevroies, porsevreies, porsuivroies, porsuivreies, porsuiroies, porsuireies
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porsevroit, porsevreit, porsuivroit, porsuivreit, porsuiroit, porsuireit
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porsevriiens, porsevriens, porsuivriiens, porsuivriens, porsuiriiens, porsuiriens
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porsevriiez, porsevriez, porsuivriiez, porsuivriez, porsuiriiez, porsuiriez
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porsevroient, porsevreient, porsuivroient, porsuivreient, porsuiroient, porsuireient
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compound
tenses
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present perfect
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present tense of avoir + past participle
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| pluperfect
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imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
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| past anterior
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preterite tense of avoir + past participle
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| future perfect
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future tense of avoir + past participle
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| conditional perfect
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conditional tense of avoir + past participle
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| subjunctive
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que jo
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que tu
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qu’il
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que nos
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que vos
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qu’il
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simple
tenses
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present
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porsuive, porsuie
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porsuives, porsuies
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porsuive, porsuie
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porsevons, porsuivons
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porsevez, porsuivez
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porsuivent, porsuient
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| imperfect
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porsuivisse, porseüsse
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porsuivisses, porseüsses
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porsuivist, porseüst
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porsuivissons, porsuivissiens, porseüssons, porseüssiens
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porsuivissoiz, porsuivissez, porsuivissiez, porseüssoiz, porseüssez, porseüssiez
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porsuivissent, porseüssent
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compound
tenses
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past
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present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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| pluperfect
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imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
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| imperative
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–
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tu
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–
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nos
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vos
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–
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| —
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porsui
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—
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porsevons, porsuivons
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porsevez, porsuivez
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—
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Descendants