nick – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of nick

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to nick
Participle: nicked
Gerund: nicking

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Inick
thounick(e)st
he;she;itnicketh; nicks
wenick
yenick
theynick

Preterit (Past)

Inicked
thounicked(e)st
he;she;itnicked
wenicked
yenicked
theynicked

Subjunctive

Present

Inick
thounick
he;she;itnick
wenick
yenick
theynick

Preterit (Past)

Inicked
thounicked(e)st
he;she;itnicked
wenicked
yenicked
theynicked

Imperative

thounick
yenick

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.