joster

Old French

Alternative forms

• juster
• jouster

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (“close to”). Compare Old Occitan jostar.

Verb

joster

1. to joust (compete in a jousting tournament)
2. to joust (in a battle)
3. (figuratively) to battle; to compete
   • circa 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:

     La u Normanz durent joster

     There where the Normans had to fight

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 joster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		joster			avoir josté
gerund		en jostant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		jostant
past participle		josté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	jost	jostes	joste	jostons	jostez	jostent
	imperfect	jostoie, josteie, jostoe, josteve	jostoies, josteies, jostoes, josteves	jostoit, josteit, jostot, josteve	jostiiens, jostiens	jostiiez, jostiez	jostoient, josteient, jostoent, jostevent
	preterite	jostai	jostas	josta	jostames	jostastes	josterent
	future	josterai	josteras	jostera	josterons	josteroiz, jostereiz, josterez	josteront
	conditional	josteroie, jostereie	josteroies, jostereies	josteroit, jostereit	josteriiens, josteriens	josteriiez, josteriez	josteroient, jostereient
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	jost	joz	jost	jostons	jostez	jostent
	imperfect	jostasse	jostasses	jostast	jostissons, jostissiens	jostissoiz, jostissez, jostissiez	jostassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	joste	—	jostons	jostez	—

Derived terms

• joste

Descendants

• → English: joust
• French: jouter
• → Italian: giostrare