reprover

reprover

English

Etymology

reprove +‎ -er

Noun

reprover (plural reprovers)

1. One who reproves; who rebukes in a kind tone.

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Old French

Verb

reprover

1. to prove (to show to be true)
2. to rebuke; to reprove
   • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 174 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4, lines 2114-5:

     Ne me devez pas reprover
     iço que par curuz vus diz.

     You shouldn't reproach me
     for something I said in anger.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of reprover (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		reprover			avoir reprové
gerund		en reprovant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		reprovant
past participle		reprové
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	reprof	reproves	reprove	reprovons	reprovez	reprovent
	imperfect	reprovoie, reproveie, reprovoe, reproveve	reprovoies, reproveies, reprovoes, reproveves	reprovoit, reproveit, reprovot, reproveve	reproviiens, reproviens	reproviiez, reproviez	reprovoient, reproveient, reprovoent, reprovevent
	preterite	reprovai	reprovas	reprova	reprovames	reprovastes	reproverent
	future	reproverai	reproveras	reprovera	reproverons	reproveroiz, reprovereiz, reproverez	reproveront
	conditional	reproveroie, reprovereie	reproveroies, reprovereies	reproveroit, reprovereit	reproveriiens, reproveriens	reproveriiez, reproveriez	reproveroient, reprovereient
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	reprof	repros	reprot	reprovons	reprovez	reprovent
	imperfect	reprovasse	reprovasses	reprovast	reprovissons, reprovissiens	reprovissoiz, reprovissez, reprovissiez	reprovassent
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	–
		—	reprove	—	reprovons	reprovez	—

Descendants

• English: reprove (borrowed)
• French: reprouver

See also

• prover

References

• reprover on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub