quoth – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of quoth

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to quoth
Participle: quothed
Gerund: quothing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iquoth
thouquoth(e)st
he;she;itquotheth; quoths
wequoth
yequoth
theyquoth

Preterit (Past)

Iquothed
thouquothed(e)st
he;she;itquothed
wequothed
yequothed
theyquothed

Subjunctive

Present

Iquoth
thouquoth
he;she;itquoth
wequoth
yequoth
theyquoth

Preterit (Past)

Iquothed
thouquothed(e)st
he;she;itquothed
wequothed
yequothed
theyquothed

Imperative

thouquoth
yequoth

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.