eiser

Dutch

Alternative forms

• eischer (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯.sər/

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• Hyphenation: ei‧ser
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯sər

Noun

eiser m (plural eisers, diminutive eisertje n)

1. (law) plaintiff

Old French

Alternative forms

• eisier, eisir, eaisir, easer, eeser, eser, esere, esser, aaiser, aaisier, aeiser, aieiser, aiesier, aiser, aisier, aisir, heiser, heser, hesser

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

• estre eisant de

References

“eiser”, in Anglo-Norman Dictionary, Aberystwyth University, 2022–2025