proverb – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of proverb

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to proverb
Participle: proverbed
Gerund: proverbing

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: prov"erb

Indicative

Present

Iproverb
thouproverb(e)st
he;she;itproverbeth; proverbs
weproverb
yeproverb
theyproverb

Preterit (Past)

Iproverbed
thouproverbed(e)st
he;she;itproverbed
weproverbed
yeproverbed
theyproverbed

Subjunctive

Present

Iproverb
thouproverb
he;she;itproverb
weproverb
yeproverb
theyproverb

Preterit (Past)

Iproverbed
thouproverbed(e)st
he;she;itproverbed
weproverbed
yeproverbed
theyproverbed

Imperative

thouproverb
yeproverb

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.