belly – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of belly

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to belly
Participle: bellied
Gerund: bellying

Transitiviness: intransitive, transitive
Hyphenation: bel"ly

Indicative

Present

Ibelly
thoubelly(e)st
he;she;itbellieth; bellies
webelly
yebelly
theybelly

Preterit (Past)

Ibellied
thoubellied(e)st
he;she;itbellied
webellied
yebellied
theybellied

Subjunctive

Present

Ibelly
thoubelly
he;she;itbelly
webelly
yebelly
theybelly

Preterit (Past)

Ibellied
thoubellied(e)st
he;she;itbellied
webellied
yebellied
theybellied

Imperative

thoubelly
yebelly

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.