avow – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of avow

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to avow
Participle: avowed
Gerund: avowing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: a*vow"

Indicative

Present

Iavow
thouavow(e)st
he;she;itavoweth; avows
weavow
yeavow
theyavow

Preterit (Past)

Iavowed
thouavowed(e)st
he;she;itavowed
weavowed
yeavowed
theyavowed

Subjunctive

Present

Iavow
thouavow
he;she;itavow
weavow
yeavow
theyavow

Preterit (Past)

Iavowed
thouavowed(e)st
he;she;itavowed
weavowed
yeavowed
theyavowed

Imperative

thouavow
yeavow

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.