gull – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of gull

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to gull
Participle: gulled
Gerund: gulling

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Igull
thougull(e)st
he;she;itgulleth; gulls
wegull
yegull
theygull

Preterit (Past)

Igulled
thougulled(e)st
he;she;itgulled
wegulled
yegulled
theygulled

Subjunctive

Present

Igull
thougull
he;she;itgull
wegull
yegull
theygull

Preterit (Past)

Igulled
thougulled(e)st
he;she;itgulled
wegulled
yegulled
theygulled

Imperative

thougull
yegull

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.