brother – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of brother

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to brother
Participle: brothered
Gerund: brothering

Transitiviness: transitive
Hyphenation: broth"er

Indicative

Present

Ibrother
thoubrother(e)st
he;she;itbrothereth; brothers
webrother
yebrother
theybrother

Preterit (Past)

Ibrothered
thoubrothered(e)st
he;she;itbrothered
webrothered
yebrothered
theybrothered

Subjunctive

Present

Ibrother
thoubrother
he;she;itbrother
webrother
yebrother
theybrother

Preterit (Past)

Ibrothered
thoubrothered(e)st
he;she;itbrothered
webrothered
yebrothered
theybrothered

Imperative

thoubrother
yebrother

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.