"chanter" meaning in Old French

See chanter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃanˈteːɾ/ (note: classical), /kan-/ [Northern] (note: classical)
Etymology: From Latin cantāre. First known attestation ca. 980 as canter. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|canto|cantāre}} Latin cantāre Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} chanter Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], chanter [infinitive], avoir chanté [infinitive, multiword-construction], en chantant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], chantant [participle, present], chanté [participle, past], chant [first-person, indicative, present, singular], chantes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], chante [indicative, present, singular, third-person], chantons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], chantez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], chantent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], chantoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], chanteie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], chantoe [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], chanteve [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], chantoies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], chanteies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], chantoes [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], chanteves [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], chantoit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], chanteit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], chantot [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], chanteve [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], chantiiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], chantiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], chantiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], chantiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], chantoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], chanteient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], chantoent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], chantevent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], chantai [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], chantas [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], chanta [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], chantames [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], chantastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], chanterent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], chanterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], chanteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], chantera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], chanterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], chanteroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], chantereiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], chanterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], chanteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], chanteroie [conditional, first-person, singular], chantereie [conditional, first-person, singular], chanteroies [conditional, second-person, singular], chantereies [conditional, second-person, singular], chanteroit [conditional, singular, third-person], chantereit [conditional, singular, third-person], chanteriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], chanteriens [conditional, first-person, plural], chanteriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], chanteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], chanteroient [conditional, plural, third-person], chantereient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], chant [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], chanz [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], chant [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], chantons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], chantez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], chantent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], chantasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], chantasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], chantast [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], chantissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], chantissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], chantissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], chantissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], chantissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], chantassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], chante [imperative, second-person, singular], chantons [first-person, imperative, plural], chantez [imperative, plural, second-person], canter [alternative]
  1. to pray (to God)
    Sense id: en-chanter-fro-verb-BWOpGqiP Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French verbs ending in -er, Old French verbs with weak-a preterite Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 4 1 4 19 4 2 1 60 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 1 4 20 5 1 1 63 1 1 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 91 4 5 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 53 22 25
  2. to sing
    Sense id: en-chanter-fro-verb-e1aXhU~s
  3. to retell, to recount Synonyms (to retell): conter
    Sense id: en-chanter-fro-verb--81G0EB3 Disambiguation of 'to retell': 0 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Bourguignon",
      "lang_code": "roa-brg",
      "word": "chantai"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Champenois",
      "lang_code": "roa-cha",
      "word": "chanter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Franc-Comtois",
      "lang_code": "roa-fcm",
      "word": "tchaintaie"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "chanter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norman",
      "lang_code": "nrf",
      "word": "canter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Picard",
      "lang_code": "pcd",
      "word": "canter"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Poitevin-Saintongeais",
      "lang_code": "roa-poi",
      "word": "chantàe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "lang_code": "wa",
      "word": "tchanter"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "chant"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chant"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "chaunten"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "chant"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chant"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "chaunte"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "chant"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "chant"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "chawnton"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "cantāre",
      "canto#Latin"
    ],
    [
      "canter",
      "canter#Old_French"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "canto",
        "4": "cantāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cantāre",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin cantāre. First known attestation ca. 980 as canter.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fro-conj-er",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanter",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avoir chanté",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en chantant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gerund of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "multiword-construction"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanté",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chante",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteves",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantot",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantiiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantiiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantoent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantevent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "preterite",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantames",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantastes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanterent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "preterite",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanterai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantera",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanterons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteroiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantereiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanterez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteront",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteroie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantereie",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteroies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantereies",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteroit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantereit",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteriiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteriens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteriiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteriez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanteroient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantereient",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "preterite tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "anterior",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "future tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "indicative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "conditional tense of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "multiword-construction",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chanz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chant",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantasse",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantasses",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantissons",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantissiens",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantissoiz",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantissez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantissiez",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantassent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chante",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chantons",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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        "second-person",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to retell, to recount"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "retell",
          "retell"
        ],
        [
          "recount",
          "recount"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃanˈteːɾ/",
      "note": "classical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kan-/",
      "note": "classical",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to retell",
      "word": "conter"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chanter"
}

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