embay – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of embay

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to embay
Participle: embayed
Gerund: embaying

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: em*bay"

Indicative

Present

Iembay
thouembay(e)st
he;she;itembayeth; embays
weembay
yeembay
theyembay

Preterit (Past)

Iembayed
thouembayed(e)st
he;she;itembayed
weembayed
yeembayed
theyembayed

Subjunctive

Present

Iembay
thouembay
he;she;itembay
weembay
yeembay
theyembay

Preterit (Past)

Iembayed
thouembayed(e)st
he;she;itembayed
weembayed
yeembayed
theyembayed

Imperative

thouembay
yeembay

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.