doubter

English

Etymology

doubt +‎ -er.

Noun

doubter (plural doubters)

  1. One who doubts.

Anagrams

French

Verb

doubter

  1. Obsolete form of douter.

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French douter, with the b added back to reflect the Latin etymology.

Verb

doubter

  1. to doubt
  2. (reflexive, se doubter de or s'en doubter) to doubt (something)
    • circa 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
      ils avoient tort se ils s'en doubtoient
      They were wrong if they doubted it

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of doubter
simple compound
infinitive doubter avoir doubté
gerund en doubtant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle doubtant
past participle doubté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present doubte doubtes doubte doubtons doubtez doubtent
imperfect doubtois, doubtoys doubtois, doubtoys doubtoit, doubtoyt doubtions, doubtyons doubtiez, doubtyez doubtoient, doubtoyent
past historic doubta doubtas doubta doubtasmes doubtastes doubterent
future doubterai, doubteray doubteras doubtera doubterons doubterez doubteront
conditional doubterois, doubteroys doubterois, doubteroys doubteroit, doubteroyt doubterions, doubteryons doubteriez, doubteryez doubteroient, doubteroyent
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 past historic 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 ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present doubte doubtes doubte doubtons doubtez doubtent
imperfect doubtasse doubtasses doubtast doubtassions doubtassiez doubtassent
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 – nous vous –
— doubte — doubtons doubtez —

Descendants

Old French

Verb

doubter

  1. Alternative form of doter

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of doubter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive doubter avoir doubté
gerund en doubtant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle doubtant
past participle doubté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present doubte doubtes doubte doubtons doubtez doubtent
imperfect doubtoie, doubteie, doubtoe, doubteve doubtoies, doubteies, doubtoes, doubteves doubtoit, doubteit, doubtot, doubteve doubtiiens, doubtiens doubtiiez, doubtiez doubtoient, doubteient, doubtoent, doubtevent
preterite doubtai doubtas doubta doubtames doubtastes doubterent
future doubterai doubteras doubtera doubterons doubteroiz, doubtereiz, doubterez doubteront
conditional doubteroie, doubtereie doubteroies, doubtereies doubteroit, doubtereit doubteriiens, doubteriens doubteriiez, doubteriez doubteroient, doubtereient
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 doubte doubtes doubte doubtons doubtez doubtent
imperfect doubtasse doubtasses doubtast doubtissons, doubtissiens doubtissoiz, doubtissez, doubtissiez doubtassent
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 –
— doubte — doubtons doubtez —
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