lyken – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of lyken

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lyken
Participle: lykened
Gerund: lykening

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: ly"ken

Indicative

Present

Ilyken
thoulyken(e)st
he;she;itlykeneth; lykens
welyken
yelyken
theylyken

Preterit (Past)

Ilykened
thoulykened(e)st
he;she;itlykened
welykened
yelykened
theylykened

Subjunctive

Present

Ilyken
thoulyken
he;she;itlyken
welyken
yelyken
theylyken

Preterit (Past)

Ilykened
thoulykened(e)st
he;she;itlykened
welykened
yelykened
theylykened

Imperative

thoulyken
yelyken

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.