gouster

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French gouster, goster, from Latin gustō, gustāre. Compare Spanish gustar and Italian gustare.

Verb

gouster

1. to taste

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of gouster

infinitive	simple	gouster
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	goustant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		gousté
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	gouste	goustes	gouste	goustons	goustez	goustent
	imperfect	goustois, goustoys	goustois, goustoys	goustoit, goustoyt	goustions, goustyons	goustiez, goustyez	goustoient, goustoyent
	past historic	gousta	goustas	gousta	goustasmes	goustastes	gousterent
	future	gousterai, gousteray	gousteras	goustera	gousterons	gousterez	gousteront
	conditional	gousterois, gousteroys	gousterois, gousteroys	gousteroit, gousteroyt	gousterions, gousteryons	gousteriez, gousteryez	gousteroient, gousteroyent
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que ie (i’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	gouste	goustes	gouste	goustons	goustez	goustent
	imperfect	goustasse	goustasses	goustast	goustassions	goustassiez	goustassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	gouste	—	goustons	goustez	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants

• French: goûter

Old French

Verb

gouster

1. Alternative form of goster

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 gouster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		gouster			avoir gousté
gerund		en goustant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		goustant
past participle		gousté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	goust	goustes	gouste	goustons	goustez	goustent
	imperfect	goustoie, gousteie, goustoe, gousteve	goustoies, gousteies, goustoes, gousteves	goustoit, gousteit, goustot, gousteve	goustiiens, goustiens	goustiiez, goustiez	goustoient, gousteient, goustoent, goustevent
	preterite	goustai	goustas	gousta	goustames	goustastes	gousterent
	future	gousterai	gousteras	goustera	gousterons	gousteroiz, goustereiz, gousterez	gousteront
	conditional	gousteroie, goustereie	gousteroies, goustereies	gousteroit, goustereit	gousteriiens, gousteriens	gousteriiez, gousteriez	gousteroient, goustereient
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	goust	gouz	goust	goustons	goustez	goustent
	imperfect	goustasse	goustasses	goustast	goustissons, goustissiens	goustissoiz, goustissez, goustissiez	goustassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	gouste	—	goustons	goustez	—