honey – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of honey

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to honey
Participle: honeyed
Gerund: honeying

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: hon"ey

Indicative

Present

Ihoney
thouhoney(e)st
he;she;ithoneyeth; honeys
wehoney
yehoney
theyhoney

Preterit (Past)

Ihoneyed
thouhoneyed(e)st
he;she;ithoneyed
wehoneyed
yehoneyed
theyhoneyed

Subjunctive

Present

Ihoney
thouhoney
he;she;ithoney
wehoney
yehoney
theyhoney

Preterit (Past)

Ihoneyed
thouhoneyed(e)st
he;she;ithoneyed
wehoneyed
yehoneyed
theyhoneyed

Imperative

thouhoney
yehoney

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.