eiser

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • eischer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch eyschere. Equivalent to eisen (“to demand, to claim”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯.sər/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ei‧ser
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯sər

Noun

eiser m (plural eisers, diminutive eisertje n)

  1. (law) plaintiff

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Verb

eiser (Anglo-Norman)

  1. (transitive) to help or assist
    1. (transitive) to make something convenient
    2. (transitive, law) to facilitate the process of the court
  2. (transitive) to please or entertain
    1. (transitive or reflexive) to make comfortable
    2. (transitive or reflexive) to refresh
    3. (transitive or reflexive) to indulge
    4. (transitive or reflexive) to provide with or benefit
    5. (reflexive) to relax or rest
    6. (reflexive) to live well
  3. (transitive) to ease off or disengage from
    1. (intransitive or reflexive) to take one's ease
    2. (reflexive) to relieve oneself of something
    3. (reflexive, euphemistic) to defecate
  4. (intransitive) to wait
    1. (reflexive) to be patient
  5. Alternative form of issir

Conjugation

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.

    Conjugation of eiser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive eiser avoir eisé
gerund en eisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle eisant
past participle eisé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present eis eises eise eisons eisez eisent
imperfect eisoie, eiseie, eisoe, eiseve eisoies, eiseies, eisoes, eiseves eisoit, eiseit, eisot, eiseve eisiiens, eisiens eisiiez, eisiez eisoient, eiseient, eisoent, eisevent
preterite eisai eisas eisa eisames eisastes eiserent
future eiserai eiseras eisera eiserons eiseroiz, eisereiz, eiserez eiseront
conditional eiseroie, eisereie eiseroies, eisereies eiseroit, eisereit eiseriiens, eiseriens eiseriiez, eiseriez eiseroient, eisereient
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 eis eis eist eisons eisez eisent
imperfect eisasse eisasses eisast eisissons, eisissiens eisissoiz, eisissez, eisissiez eisassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— eise — eisons eisez —

Derived terms

References

eiser in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022

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