truth – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of truth

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to truth
Participle: truthed
Gerund: truthing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Itruth
thoutruth(e)st
he;she;ittrutheth; truths
wetruth
yetruth
theytruth

Preterit (Past)

Itruthed
thoutruthed(e)st
he;she;ittruthed
wetruthed
yetruthed
theytruthed

Subjunctive

Present

Itruth
thoutruth
he;she;ittruth
wetruth
yetruth
theytruth

Preterit (Past)

Itruthed
thoutruthed(e)st
he;she;ittruthed
wetruthed
yetruthed
theytruthed

Imperative

thoutruth
yetruth

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.