lawe – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of lawe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lawe
Participle: lawed
Gerund: lawing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ilawe
thoulawe(e)st
he;she;itlaweth; lawes
welawe
yelawe
theylawe

Preterit (Past)

Ilawed
thoulawed(e)st
he;she;itlawed
welawed
yelawed
theylawed

Subjunctive

Present

Ilawe
thoulawe
he;she;itlawe
welawe
yelawe
theylawe

Preterit (Past)

Ilawed
thoulawed(e)st
he;she;itlawed
welawed
yelawed
theylawed

Imperative

thoulawe
yelawe

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.