Infinitive
Gerund
en prestant
Participles
| Present | prestant |
| Past | presté |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | prest |
| 2nd sing. | prestes |
| 3rd sing. | preste |
| 1st plur. | prestons |
| 2nd plur. | prestez |
| 3rd plur. | prestent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | prestoie; presteie; prestoe; presteve |
| 2nd sing. | prestoies; presteies; prestoes; presteves |
| 3rd sing. | prestoit; presteit; prestot; presteve |
| 1st plur. | prestiiens; prestiens |
| 2nd plur. | prestiiez; prestiez |
| 3rd plur. | prestoient; presteient; prestoent; prestevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | prestai |
| 2nd sing. | prestas |
| 3rd sing. | presta |
| 1st plur. | prestames |
| 2nd plur. | prestastes |
| 3rd plur. | presterent |
Future
| 1st sing. | presterai |
| 2nd sing. | presteras |
| 3rd sing. | prestera |
| 1st plur. | presterons |
| 2nd plur. | presteroiz; prestereiz; presterez |
| 3rd plur. | presteront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | presteroie; prestereie |
| 2nd sing. | presteroies; prestereies |
| 3rd sing. | presteroit; prestereit |
| 1st plur. | presteriiens; presteriens |
| 2nd plur. | presteriiez; presteriez |
| 3rd plur. | presteroient; prestereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | prest |
| 2nd sing. | prez |
| 3rd sing. | prest |
| 1st plur. | prestons |
| 2nd plur. | prestez |
| 3rd plur. | prestent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | prestasse |
| 2nd sing. | prestasses |
| 3rd sing. | prestast |
| 1st plur. | prestissons; prestissiens |
| 2nd plur. | prestissoiz; prestissez; prestissiez |
| 3rd plur. | prestassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | preste |
| 1st plur. | prestons |
| 2nd plur. | prestez |
Verbs conjugated like prester
quester,
cunquester,
gouster,
amonester,
guaster,
enquester,
jouster,
couster,
arrester,
croster,
oster,
agister,
acoster,
ajoster,
ataster,
arester,
degaster,
incruster,
gaster,
goster, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Latin praestāre. See also Italian prestare, Portuguese prestar, Romanian presta, Spanish prestar. See: Latin '
praestō', Italian '
prestare', Portuguese '
prestar', Romanian '
presta', Spanish '
prestar'.
Verbs referencing "prester"
French
prêter, English
prest, Middle French
prester.
Sample Sentences
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Tant que je puisse armes trover
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Ou a loiier ou a prester. (As long as I can find arms
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Either to hire, or to borrow.) [c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:]
Cognates
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