worthy – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of worthy

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to worthy
Participle: worthied
Gerund: worthying

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: wor"thy

Indicative

Present

Iworthy
thouworthy(e)st
he;she;itworthieth; worthies
weworthy
yeworthy
theyworthy

Preterit (Past)

Iworthied
thouworthied(e)st
he;she;itworthied
weworthied
yeworthied
theyworthied

Subjunctive

Present

Iworthy
thouworthy
he;she;itworthy
weworthy
yeworthy
theyworthy

Preterit (Past)

Iworthied
thouworthied(e)st
he;she;itworthied
weworthied
yeworthied
theyworthied

Imperative

thouworthy
yeworthy

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.