butcher – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of butcher

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to butcher
Participle: butchered
Gerund: butchering

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: butch"er

Indicative

Present

Ibutcher
thoubutcher(e)st
he;she;itbutchereth; butchers
webutcher
yebutcher
theybutcher

Preterit (Past)

Ibutchered
thoubutchered(e)st
he;she;itbutchered
webutchered
yebutchered
theybutchered

Subjunctive

Present

Ibutcher
thoubutcher
he;she;itbutcher
webutcher
yebutcher
theybutcher

Preterit (Past)

Ibutchered
thoubutchered(e)st
he;she;itbutchered
webutchered
yebutchered
theybutchered

Imperative

thoubutcher
yebutcher

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.