kerven – Middle English verb conjugation

Middle English verb forms of kerven

Infinitive

kerven; to kerven; kerve

Participles

Presentkervynge; kervende
Pastcorven; corve; ycorven; ycorve

Indicative

Present

1st sing.kerve
2nd sing.kervest
3rd sing.kerveth
1st plur.kerven; kerve; kerveth
2nd plur.kerven; kerve; kerveth
3rd plur.kerven; kerve; kerveth

Past

1st sing.carf
2nd sing.curve; corve
3rd sing.carf
1st plur.curven; curve; corven; corve
2nd plur.curven; curve; corven; corve
3rd plur.curven; curve; corven; corve

Subjunctive

Present

1st sing.kerve
2nd sing.kerve
3rd sing.kerve

Past

1st sing.curve; corve
2nd sing.curve; corve
3rd sing.curve; corve

Imperative

Singularkerve
Pluralkerveth; kerve

Verbs conjugated like kerven

kerven,

Etymology

1. From Old English ċeorfan, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban, from Proto-Germanic *kerbaną.
2. The total depalatalization of most forms seems to have arisen from analogy to past plural curven and past participle corven; compare cherven. See: Proto-Germanic '*kerbaną'.

Verbs referencing "kerven"

English carve.

Sample Sentences

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