knee – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of knee

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to knee
Participle: kneed
Gerund: kneeing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iknee
thouknee(e)st
he;she;itkneeth; knees
weknee
yeknee
theyknee

Preterit (Past)

Ikneed
thoukneed(e)st
he;she;itkneed
wekneed
yekneed
theykneed

Subjunctive

Present

Iknee
thouknee
he;she;itknee
weknee
yeknee
theyknee

Preterit (Past)

Ikneed
thoukneed(e)st
he;she;itkneed
wekneed
yekneed
theykneed

Imperative

thouknee
yeknee

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.