swill – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of swill

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to swill
Participle: swilled
Gerund: swilling

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iswill
thouswill(e)st
he;she;itswilleth; swills
weswill
yeswill
theyswill

Preterit (Past)

Iswilled
thouswilled(e)st
he;she;itswilled
weswilled
yeswilled
theyswilled

Subjunctive

Present

Iswill
thouswill
he;she;itswill
weswill
yeswill
theyswill

Preterit (Past)

Iswilled
thouswilled(e)st
he;she;itswilled
weswilled
yeswilled
theyswilled

Imperative

thouswill
yeswill

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.