lib – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of lib

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lib
Participle: libbed
Gerund: libbing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ilib
thoulibb(e)st
he;she;itlibeth; libs
welib
yelib
theylib

Preterit (Past)

Ilibbed
thoulibbed(e)st
he;she;itlibbed
welibbed
yelibbed
theylibbed

Subjunctive

Present

Ilib
thoulib
he;she;itlib
welib
yelib
theylib

Preterit (Past)

Ilibbed
thoulibbed(e)st
he;she;itlibbed
welibbed
yelibbed
theylibbed

Imperative

thoulib
yelib

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.