alum – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of alum

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to alum
Participle: alummed
Gerund: alumming

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: al"um

Indicative

Present

Ialum
thoualumm(e)st
he;she;italumeth; alums
wealum
yealum
theyalum

Preterit (Past)

Ialummed
thoualummed(e)st
he;she;italummed
wealummed
yealummed
theyalummed

Subjunctive

Present

Ialum
thoualum
he;she;italum
wealum
yealum
theyalum

Preterit (Past)

Ialummed
thoualummed(e)st
he;she;italummed
wealummed
yealummed
theyalummed

Imperative

thoualum
yealum

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.