berser

== Old French == === Alternative forms === bercer breser === Etymology === From Medieval Latin bersarius, from Frankish *birsōn, itself borrowed from Latin vervēx (“wether, kind of goat; blockhead, idiot”). Also see Italian bersaglio (“target”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɾˈseːɾ/ === Verb === berser to hunt (with the bow) (by extension) to hunt ==== 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. ==== Derived terms ==== bersail === References === berser on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (berser)