den – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of den

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to den
Participle: denned
Gerund: denning

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Iden
thoudenn(e)st
he;she;itdeneth; dens
weden
yeden
theyden

Preterit (Past)

Idenned
thoudenned(e)st
he;she;itdenned
wedenned
yedenned
theydenned

Subjunctive

Present

Iden
thouden
he;she;itden
weden
yeden
theyden

Preterit (Past)

Idenned
thoudenned(e)st
he;she;itdenned
wedenned
yedenned
theydenned

Imperative

thouden
yeden

Notes:

  • Compound forms (perfect, pluperfect) are formed either with 'have' or 'be'.
  • Future is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'will'.
  • Conditional is formed as in modern English, with auxiliary 'would'.
  • Continuous forms are formed with auxiliary 'be' and gerund. Sometimes the gerund is preceded by 'a-'
  • Plural forms in present lost the '-en' ending, and was used only as a stylistic affectation to indicate rural or old-fashioned speech.