aby – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of aby

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to aby
Participle: abyed
Gerund: abying

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive

Indicative

Present

Iaby
thouaby(e)st
he;she;itabyeth; abys
weaby
yeaby
theyaby

Preterit (Past)

Iabyed
thouabyed(e)st
he;she;itabyed
weabyed
yeabyed
theyabyed

Subjunctive

Present

Iaby
thouaby
he;she;itaby
weaby
yeaby
theyaby

Preterit (Past)

Iabyed
thouabyed(e)st
he;she;itabyed
weabyed
yeabyed
theyabyed

Imperative

thouaby
yeaby

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.