swathe – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of swathe

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to swathe
Participle: swathed
Gerund: swathing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iswathe
thouswathe(e)st
he;she;itswatheth; swathes
weswathe
yeswathe
theyswathe

Preterit (Past)

Iswathed
thouswathed(e)st
he;she;itswathed
weswathed
yeswathed
theyswathed

Subjunctive

Present

Iswathe
thouswathe
he;she;itswathe
weswathe
yeswathe
theyswathe

Preterit (Past)

Iswathed
thouswathed(e)st
he;she;itswathed
weswathed
yeswathed
theyswathed

Imperative

thouswathe
yeswathe

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.