scranch – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of scranch

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to scranch
Participle: scranched
Gerund: scranching

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Iscranch
thouscranchest
he;she;itscrancheth; scranches
wescranch
yescranch
theyscranch

Preterit (Past)

Iscranched
thouscranched(e)st
he;she;itscranched
wescranched
yescranched
theyscranched

Subjunctive

Present

Iscranch
thouscranch
he;she;itscranch
wescranch
yescranch
theyscranch

Preterit (Past)

Iscranched
thouscranched(e)st
he;she;itscranched
wescranched
yescranched
theyscranched

Imperative

thouscranch
yescranch

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.