staw – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of staw

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to staw
Participle: stawed
Gerund: stawing

Transitiviness: intransitive

Indicative

Present

Istaw
thoustaw(e)st
he;she;itstaweth; staws
westaw
yestaw
theystaw

Preterit (Past)

Istawed
thoustawed(e)st
he;she;itstawed
westawed
yestawed
theystawed

Subjunctive

Present

Istaw
thoustaw
he;she;itstaw
westaw
yestaw
theystaw

Preterit (Past)

Istawed
thoustawed(e)st
he;she;itstawed
westawed
yestawed
theystawed

Imperative

thoustaw
yestaw

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.