sinew – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of sinew

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sinew
Participle: sinewed
Gerund: sinewing

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: sin"ew

Indicative

Present

Isinew
thousinew(e)st
he;she;itsineweth; sinews
wesinew
yesinew
theysinew

Preterit (Past)

Isinewed
thousinewed(e)st
he;she;itsinewed
wesinewed
yesinewed
theysinewed

Subjunctive

Present

Isinew
thousinew
he;she;itsinew
wesinew
yesinew
theysinew

Preterit (Past)

Isinewed
thousinewed(e)st
he;she;itsinewed
wesinewed
yesinewed
theysinewed

Imperative

thousinew
yesinew

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.