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Caviller

{

Cav′il-er

or

Cav′il-ler

(-ẽr)
, }
Noun.
One who cavils.
Cavilers
at the style of the Scriptures.
Boyle.

Definition 2024

caviller

caviller

English

Noun

caviller ‎(plural cavillers)

  1. Alternative spelling of caviler

Latin

Verb

caviller

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of cavillor

Old French

Etymology

Latin cavillor.

Verb

caviller

  1. to mock; to make fun of; to make a joke about
    • Du Molin, Monarchie des François
      Si d'adventure ils cavillent, que les evesques et les papes dudit temps ne s'en osoient plaindre durant la vie de ce prince

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In addition, the forms that would normally end in *-ll, *-lls, *-llt are changed to -l, -s, -t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of caviller (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive caviller avoir cavillé
gerund en cavillant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle cavillant
past participle cavillé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present cavil cavilles caville cavillons cavillez cavillent
imperfect cavilloie, cavilleie, cavilloe, cavilleve cavilloies, cavilleies, cavilloes, cavilleves cavilloit, cavilleit, cavillot, cavilleve cavilliiens, cavilliens cavilliiez, cavilliez cavilloient, cavilleient, cavilloent, cavillevent
preterite cavillai cavillas cavilla cavillames cavillastes cavillerent
future cavillerai cavilleras cavillera cavillerons cavilleroiz, cavillereiz, cavillerez cavilleront
conditional cavilleroie, cavillereie cavilleroies, cavillereies cavilleroit, cavillereit cavilleriiens, cavilleriens cavilleriiez, cavilleriez cavilleroient, cavillereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present cavil cavis cavit cavillons cavillez cavillent
imperfect cavillasse cavillasses cavillast cavillissons, cavillissiens cavillissoiz, cavillissez, cavillissiez cavillassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— caville — cavillons cavillez —

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