Infinitive
Gerund
en cavillant
Participles
| Present | cavillant |
| Past | cavillé |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | cavil |
| 2nd sing. | cavilles |
| 3rd sing. | caville |
| 1st plur. | cavillons |
| 2nd plur. | cavillez |
| 3rd plur. | cavillent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | cavilloie; cavilleie; cavilloe; cavilleve |
| 2nd sing. | cavilloies; cavilleies; cavilloes; cavilleves |
| 3rd sing. | cavilloit; cavilleit; cavillot; cavilleve |
| 1st plur. | cavilliiens; cavilliens |
| 2nd plur. | cavilliiez; cavilliez |
| 3rd plur. | cavilloient; cavilleient; cavilloent; cavillevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | cavillai |
| 2nd sing. | cavillas |
| 3rd sing. | cavilla |
| 1st plur. | cavillames |
| 2nd plur. | cavillastes |
| 3rd plur. | cavillerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | cavillerai |
| 2nd sing. | cavilleras |
| 3rd sing. | cavillera |
| 1st plur. | cavillerons |
| 2nd plur. | cavilleroiz; cavillereiz; cavillerez |
| 3rd plur. | cavilleront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | cavilleroie; cavillereie |
| 2nd sing. | cavilleroies; cavillereies |
| 3rd sing. | cavilleroit; cavillereit |
| 1st plur. | cavilleriiens; cavilleriens |
| 2nd plur. | cavilleriiez; cavilleriez |
| 3rd plur. | cavilleroient; cavillereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | cavil |
| 2nd sing. | cavis |
| 3rd sing. | cavit |
| 1st plur. | cavillons |
| 2nd plur. | cavillez |
| 3rd plur. | cavillent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | cavillasse |
| 2nd sing. | cavillasses |
| 3rd sing. | cavillast |
| 1st plur. | cavillissons; cavillissiens |
| 2nd plur. | cavillissoiz; cavillissez; cavillissiez |
| 3rd plur. | cavillassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | caville |
| 1st plur. | cavillons |
| 2nd plur. | cavillez |
Etymology
Latin cavillor. See: Latin '
cavillor'.
Verbs referencing "caviller"
English
cavil.
Sample Sentences
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Si d'adventure ils cavillent, que les evesques et les papes dudit temps ne s'en osoient plaindre durant la vie de ce prince [a. 1566, Du Molin, Monarchie des François:]
Cognates
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