prester

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English

Etymology 1

From Middle English prestre, from Old French prestre. Doublet of presbyter and priest.

Noun

prester (plural presters)

  1. (obsolete) A priest or presbyter.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From New Latin prēstēr, from Ancient Greek πρηστήρ (prēstḗr, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”).

Noun

prester (plural presters or (rare) presteres)

  1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.
  2. One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “prester”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɛs.te/
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Verb

prester

  1. (Belgium, transitive) to work (a certain amount of time), to provide a service
    J'ai presté cinq heures.

Inflection

Conjugation of prester (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple prester
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple prestant
/pʁɛs.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle presté
/pʁɛs.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present preste
/pʁɛst/ 		prestes
/pʁɛst/ 		preste
/pʁɛst/ 		prestons
/pʁɛs.tɔ̃/ 		prestez
/pʁɛs.te/ 		prestent
/pʁɛst/
imperfect prestais
/pʁɛs.tɛ/ 		prestais
/pʁɛs.tɛ/ 		prestait
/pʁɛs.tɛ/ 		prestions
/pʁɛs.tjɔ̃/ 		prestiez
/pʁɛs.tje/ 		prestaient
/pʁɛs.tɛ/
past historic2 prestai
/pʁɛs.te/ 		prestas
/pʁɛs.ta/ 		presta
/pʁɛs.ta/ 		prestâmes
/pʁɛs.tam/ 		prestâtes
/pʁɛs.tat/ 		prestèrent
/pʁɛs.tɛʁ/
future presterai
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁe/ 		presteras
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁa/ 		prestera
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁa/ 		presterons
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		presterez
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁe/ 		presteront
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional presterais
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		presterais
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		presterait
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		presterions
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		presteriez
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁje/ 		presteraient
/pʁɛs.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present preste
/pʁɛst/ 		prestes
/pʁɛst/ 		preste
/pʁɛst/ 		prestions
/pʁɛs.tjɔ̃/ 		prestiez
/pʁɛs.tje/ 		prestent
/pʁɛst/
imperfect2 prestasse
/pʁɛs.tas/ 		prestasses
/pʁɛs.tas/ 		prestât
/pʁɛs.ta/ 		prestassions
/pʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		prestassiez
/pʁɛs.ta.sje/ 		prestassent
/pʁɛs.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — preste
/pʁɛst/ 		— prestons
/pʁɛs.tɔ̃/ 		prestez
/pʁɛs.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French prester. Cognate with Norman prêter and borrowed Middle English prest (whence English prest).

Verb

prester

  1. to lend; to loan

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of prester
infinitive simple prester
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple prestant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle presté
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present preste prestes preste prestons prestez prestent
imperfect prestois, prestoys prestois, prestoys prestoit, prestoyt prestions, prestyons prestiez, prestyez prestoient, prestoyent
past historic presta prestas presta prestasmes prestastes presterent
future presterai, presteray presteras prestera presterons presterez presteront
conditional presterois, presteroys presterois, presteroys presteroit, presteroyt presterions, presteryons presteriez, presteryez presteroient, presteroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present preste prestes preste prestons prestez prestent
imperfect prestasse prestasses prestast prestassions prestassiez prestassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — preste — prestons prestez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

  • French: prêter

Middle Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse prestr m, from Old English prēost. Cognate with Old Swedish præster and Icelandic prestur.

Noun

prester m

  1. priest

Descendants

References

  • Alieva, Dinara. (2013) Adnominale genitivskonstruksjoner i mellomnorsk.
  • Dokumentasjonsprosjektet, Dataene er fra Diplomatarium Norvegicum bind I-XXI.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

prester m

  1. indefinite plural of prest

Old French

Etymology

From Latin praestāre, present active infinitive of praestō. See also Italian prestare, Portuguese prestar, Romanian presta, Spanish prestar.

Verb

prester

  1. to borrow

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of prester (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive prester avoir presté
gerund en prestant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle prestant
past participle presté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present prest prestes preste prestons prestez prestent
imperfect prestoie, presteie, prestoe, presteve prestoies, presteies, prestoes, presteves prestoit, presteit, prestot, presteve prestiiens, prestiens prestiiez, prestiez prestoient, presteient, prestoent, prestevent
preterite prestai prestas presta prestames prestastes presterent
future presterai presteras prestera presterons presteroiz, prestereiz, presterez presteront
conditional presteroie, prestereie presteroies, prestereies presteroit, prestereit presteriiens, presteriens presteriiez, presteriez presteroient, prestereient
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 prest prez prest prestons prestez prestent
imperfect prestasse prestasses prestast prestissons, prestissiens prestissoiz, prestissez, prestissiez prestassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— preste — prestons prestez —

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