gird – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of gird

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gird
Participle: girded; girt
Gerund: girding

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Igird
thougird(e)st
he;she;itgirdeth; girds
wegird
yegird
theygird

Preterit (Past)

Igirded; girt
thougirded(e)st; girt(e)st
he;she;itgirded; girt
wegirded; girt
yegirded; girt
theygirded; girt

Subjunctive

Present

Igird
thougird
he;she;itgird
wegird
yegird
theygird

Preterit (Past)

Igirded; girt
thougirded(e)st; girt(e)st
he;she;itgirded; girt
wegirded; girt
yegirded; girt
theygirded; girt

Imperative

thougird
yegird

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.