breast – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of breast

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to breast
Participle: breasted
Gerund: breasting

Transitiviness: transitive

Indicative

Present

Ibreast
thoubreast(e)st
he;she;itbreasteth; breasts
webreast
yebreast
theybreast

Preterit (Past)

Ibreasted
thoubreasted(e)st
he;she;itbreasted
webreasted
yebreasted
theybreasted

Subjunctive

Present

Ibreast
thoubreast
he;she;itbreast
webreast
yebreast
theybreast

Preterit (Past)

Ibreasted
thoubreasted(e)st
he;she;itbreasted
webreasted
yebreasted
theybreasted

Imperative

thoubreast
yebreast

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.