devow – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of devow

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to devow
Participle: devowed
Gerund: devowing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: de*vow"

Indicative

Present

Idevow
thoudevow(e)st
he;she;itdevoweth; devows
wedevow
yedevow
theydevow

Preterit (Past)

Idevowed
thoudevowed(e)st
he;she;itdevowed
wedevowed
yedevowed
theydevowed

Subjunctive

Present

Idevow
thoudevow
he;she;itdevow
wedevow
yedevow
theydevow

Preterit (Past)

Idevowed
thoudevowed(e)st
he;she;itdevowed
wedevowed
yedevowed
theydevowed

Imperative

thoudevow
yedevow

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.