chine – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of chine

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to chine
Participle: chineeed
Gerund: chineing

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ichine
thouchinee(e)st
he;she;itchineth; chines
wechine
yechine
theychine

Preterit (Past)

Ichineeed
thouchineeed(e)st
he;she;itchineeed
wechineeed
yechineeed
theychineeed

Subjunctive

Present

Ichine
thouchine
he;she;itchine
wechine
yechine
theychine

Preterit (Past)

Ichineeed
thouchineeed(e)st
he;she;itchineeed
wechineeed
yechineeed
theychineeed

Imperative

thouchine
yechine

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.