sullen – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of sullen

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to sullen
Participle: sullened
Gerund: sullening

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: sul"len

Indicative

Present

Isullen
thousullen(e)st
he;she;itsulleneth; sullens
wesullen
yesullen
theysullen

Preterit (Past)

Isullened
thousullened(e)st
he;she;itsullened
wesullened
yesullened
theysullened

Subjunctive

Present

Isullen
thousullen
he;she;itsullen
wesullen
yesullen
theysullen

Preterit (Past)

Isullened
thousullened(e)st
he;she;itsullened
wesullened
yesullened
theysullened

Imperative

thousullen
yesullen

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.