doss – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of doss

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to doss
Participle: dossed
Gerund: dossing

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Idoss
thoudossest
he;she;itdosseth; dosses
wedoss
yedoss
theydoss

Preterit (Past)

Idossed
thoudossed(e)st
he;she;itdossed
wedossed
yedossed
theydossed

Subjunctive

Present

Idoss
thoudoss
he;she;itdoss
wedoss
yedoss
theydoss

Preterit (Past)

Idossed
thoudossed(e)st
he;she;itdossed
wedossed
yedossed
theydossed

Imperative

thoudoss
yedoss

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.