estriver

Old French

Etymology

From estrit, estrif (“dispute, quarrel”).

Verb

estriver

1. to compete
2. to argue; to dispute
3. (reflexive, s'estriver) to get into an argument

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of estriver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		estriver			avoir estrivé
gerund		en estrivant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		estrivant
past participle		estrivé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	estrif	estrives	estrive	estrivons	estrivez	estrivent
	imperfect	estrivoie, estriveie, estrivoe, estriveve	estrivoies, estriveies, estrivoes, estriveves	estrivoit, estriveit, estrivot, estriveve	estriviiens, estriviens	estriviiez, estriviez	estrivoient, estriveient, estrivoent, estrivevent
	preterite	estrivai	estrivas	estriva	estrivames	estrivastes	estriverent
	future	estriverai	estriveras	estrivera	estriverons	estriveroiz, estrivereiz, estriverez	estriveront
	conditional	estriveroie, estrivereie	estriveroies, estrivereies	estriveroit, estrivereit	estriveriiens, estriveriens	estriveriiez, estriveriez	estriveroient, estrivereient
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	estrif	estris	estrit	estrivons	estrivez	estrivent
	imperfect	estrivasse	estrivasses	estrivast	estrivissons, estrivissiens	estrivissoiz, estrivissez, estrivissiez	estrivassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	estrive	—	estrivons	estrivez	—

Related terms

• estrif

Descendants

• French: étriver
• → Middle English: striven, strive, striwen, strife, striffe
  • English: strive
  • Yola: streu (preterite)

Further reading

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Estriver”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.