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Webster 1913 Edition

Chaunter

Chaunt′er

,
Noun.
1.
A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
[Slang, Eng.]
2.
A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
[Colloq.]
He was a horse
chaunter
; he’s a leg now.
Dickens.
3.
The flute of a bagpipe. See
Chanter
,
Noun.
, 3.

Definition 2024

chaunter

chaunter

English

Noun

chaunter ‎(plural chaunters)

  1. (Britain, slang, obsolete) A street seller of ballads and other broadsides.
  2. (colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
    • Dickens
      He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now.
  3. The chanter or flute of a bagpipe.

Old French

Verb

chaunter

  1. (late Anglo-Norman) Alternative spelling of chanter

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of chaunter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive chaunter avoir chaunté
gerund en chauntant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle chauntant
past participle chaunté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present chaunt chauntes chaunte chauntons chauntez chauntent
imperfect chauntoie, chaunteie, chauntoe, chaunteve chauntoies, chaunteies, chauntoes, chaunteves chauntoit, chaunteit, chauntot, chaunteve chauntiiens, chauntiens chauntiiez, chauntiez chauntoient, chaunteient, chauntoent, chauntevent
preterite chauntai chauntas chaunta chauntames chauntastes chaunterent
future chaunterai chaunteras chauntera chaunterons chaunteroiz, chauntereiz, chaunterez chaunteront
conditional chaunteroie, chauntereie chaunteroies, chauntereies chaunteroit, chauntereit chaunteriiens, chaunteriens chaunteriiez, chaunteriez chaunteroient, chauntereient
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 chaunt chaunz chaunt chauntons chauntez chauntent
imperfect chauntasse chauntasses chauntast chauntissons, chauntissiens chauntissoiz, chauntissez, chauntissiez chauntassent
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 –
— chaunte — chauntons chauntez —

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