roister – Early Modern English verb conjugation

Early Modern English verb forms of roister

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to roister
Participle: roistered
Gerund: roistering

Transitiviness: intransitive
Hyphenation: roist"er

Indicative

Present

Iroister
thouroister(e)st
he;she;itroistereth; roisters
weroister
yeroister
theyroister

Preterit (Past)

Iroistered
thouroistered(e)st
he;she;itroistered
weroistered
yeroistered
theyroistered

Subjunctive

Present

Iroister
thouroister
he;she;itroister
weroister
yeroister
theyroister

Preterit (Past)

Iroistered
thouroistered(e)st
he;she;itroistered
weroistered
yeroistered
theyroistered

Imperative

thouroister
yeroister

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.