skift – Middle English verb conjugation

Middle English verb forms of skift

Infinitive

skift; to skift; skifte

Participles

Presentskiftende; skiftynge
Pastskifted; yskifted

Indicative

Present

1st sing.skifte
2nd sing.skiftest
3rd sing.skifteth
1st plur.skiften; skifte; skifteth
2nd plur.skiften; skifte; skifteth
3rd plur.skiften; skifte; skifteth

Past

1st sing.skifted; skiftede
2nd sing.skiftedest
3rd sing.skifted; skiftede
1st plur.skifteden; skifted; skiftede
2nd plur.skifteden; skifted; skiftede
3rd plur.skifteden; skifted; skiftede

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.skifte
2nd sing.skifte
3rd sing.skifte

Past

1st sing.skifted; skiftede
2nd sing.skifted; skiftede
3rd sing.skifted; skiftede

Imperative

Singularskifte
Pluralskifteth; skifte

Verbs conjugated like skift

skift,

Etymology

Old Norse skipta (verb) and Old Norse skipti (noun), from Proto-Germanic *skiftijaną. See: Proto-Germanic '*skiftijaną'.

Sample Sentences

  • even skifted, evenly matched in number, in equal strength
  • Grete godd wolde so wisely skifte all thynges. (The Prose Life of Alexander)
  • be skifted of, She was aferde of hym..and she cowde not be skyfte … of hym by no meane. — Malory

Cognates

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