redoubter

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French redoter.

Verb

redoubter

1. to fear; to be afraid of

Conjugation

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

Conjugation of redoubter

infinitive	simple	redoubter
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2	simple	redoubtant
	compound	present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle		redoubté
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (i’)	tu	il, elle	nous	vous	ilz, elles
(simple tenses)	present	redoubte	redoubtes	redoubte	redoubtons	redoubtez	redoubtent
	imperfect	redoubtois, redoubtoys	redoubtois, redoubtoys	redoubtoit, redoubtoyt	redoubtions, redoubtyons	redoubtiez, redoubtyez	redoubtoient, redoubtoyent
	past historic	redoubta	redoubtas	redoubta	redoubtasmes	redoubtastes	redoubterent
	future	redoubterai, redoubteray	redoubteras	redoubtera	redoubterons	redoubterez	redoubteront
	conditional	redoubterois, redoubteroys	redoubterois, redoubteroys	redoubteroit, redoubteroyt	redoubterions, redoubteryons	redoubteriez, redoubteryez	redoubteroient, redoubteroyent
(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	redoubte	redoubtes	redoubte	redoubtons	redoubtez	redoubtent
	imperfect	redoubtasse	redoubtasses	redoubtast	redoubtassions	redoubtassiez	redoubtassent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	redoubte	—	redoubtons	redoubtez	—
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: redouter