couster

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French coster.

Verb

couster

1. to cost (have a certain cost)
2. (figuratively) to cost (bring about the loss of something)

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of couster

infinitive	simple	couster
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	coustant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		cousté
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	couste	coustes	couste	coustons	coustez	coustent
	imperfect	coustois, coustoys	coustois, coustoys	coustoit, coustoyt	coustions, coustyons	coustiez, coustyez	coustoient, coustoyent
	past historic	cousta	coustas	cousta	coustasmes	coustastes	cousterent
	future	cousterai, cousteray	cousteras	coustera	cousterons	cousterez	cousteront
	conditional	cousterois, cousteroys	cousterois, cousteroys	cousteroit, cousteroyt	cousterions, cousteryons	cousteriez, cousteryez	cousteroient, cousteroyent
(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	couste	coustes	couste	coustons	coustez	coustent
	imperfect	coustasse	coustasses	coustast	coustassions	coustassiez	coustassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	couste	—	coustons	coustez	—
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 [1995], 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 [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: coûter

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Old French

Verb

couster

1. Alternative form of coster

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 couster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		couster			avoir cousté
gerund		en coustant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		coustant
past participle		cousté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	coust	coustes	couste	coustons	coustez	coustent
	imperfect	coustoie, cousteie, coustoe, cousteve	coustoies, cousteies, coustoes, cousteves	coustoit, cousteit, coustot, cousteve	coustiiens, coustiens	coustiiez, coustiez	coustoient, cousteient, coustoent, coustevent
	preterite	coustai	coustas	cousta	coustames	coustastes	cousterent
	future	cousterai	cousteras	coustera	cousterons	cousteroiz, coustereiz, cousterez	cousteront
	conditional	cousteroie, coustereie	cousteroies, coustereies	cousteroit, coustereit	cousteriiens, cousteriens	cousteriiez, cousteriez	cousteroient, coustereient
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	coust	couz	coust	coustons	coustez	coustent
	imperfect	coustasse	coustasses	coustast	coustissons, coustissiens	coustissoiz, coustissez, coustissiez	coustassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	couste	—	coustons	coustez	—