chivy – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of chivy

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to chivy
Participle: chivied
Gerund: chivying

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: chiv"y

Indicative

Present

Ichivy
thouchivy(e)st
he;she;itchivieth; chivies
wechivy
yechivy
theychivy

Preterit (Past)

Ichivied
thouchivied(e)st
he;she;itchivied
wechivied
yechivied
theychivied

Subjunctive

Present

Ichivy
thouchivy
he;she;itchivy
wechivy
yechivy
theychivy

Preterit (Past)

Ichivied
thouchivied(e)st
he;she;itchivied
wechivied
yechivied
theychivied

Imperative

thouchivy
yechivy

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.