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This template automatically generates a conjugation table for Middle English strong verbs; it replaces {{enm-conj}} and offers several advancements over it. There are three Middle English conjugation templates, all based on Module:enm-conj; the choice of template depends on the type of verb:

Details about the use of each template can be found on their documentation pages, though their operation is broadly similar.

Basic parameters

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These parameters control the basic operation of the template; they should suffice for many strong verbs. However some will need the form replacement parameters detailed in the next section, especially if they have multiple variant stems.

  • |1= (required) The present stem (with any endings removed). If |4= is not specified, also forms the past participle.
  • |2= (required) The past singular stem (with any endings removed). If |3= is not specified, also forms the past plural and subjunctive. If alternative stems exist, add them using |2a=, |2a2=, etc.
  • |3= (optional) The past plural/subjunctive stem (with any endings removed). If alternative stems exist, add them using |3a=, |3a2=, etc.
  • |4= (optional) The past participial stem (with any endings removed). If alternative stems exist, add them using |4a=, |4a2=, etc.
  • |5= (optional) The stem used to form the second- and third- person singular, if not predictable.
  • |class= or |c= (required) Changes the class of the verb (displayed on the template header and used to categorise the verb). While any value can be entered, this should be a number from 1 to 7. Multiple classes can be set using |class2=, |class3=, etc.
  • |irr= (optional) Marks the verb as an irregular strong verb; i.e. one with consonantal alternations (e.g. standen).
  • |y= (optional) Controls the presence of past participial variants prefixed with y-. This operates after all other parameters, so any custom past participles will automatically have variants with y- generated.
    • |y=0 No past participles have y- added to them.
    • |y=1 (default) The first two past participles specified receive a variant with y-; any additional ones do not.
    • |y=2 All specified past participles receive variant with y-. If there is only one past participle, this behaves identically to |y=1.
    • |y=p1 The first past participle specified receives a variant with y-; any others do not. If only one past participle is specified, this behaves identically to |y=1.
    • |y=p2 The second past participle specified receives a variant with y-; any others do not. If only one past participle is specified, an error is returned.
    • |y=p3 The third past participle specified receives a variant with y-; any others do not. If less than three past participles are specified, an error is returned.
  • |nocat= (optional) Suppresses automatic categorisation.
  • |nopast= (optional) If set to anything other than 0, no, n, or false, marks present forms as nonexistent.

If an unlisted option is entered for |y=, it is treated as if the default option was entered.

Weak forms

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In Middle English, some strong verbs have acquired an optional weak past; these parameters can be used to add such past forms.

  • |w_class= or |w= Controls the suffix used to form weak past forms. Multiple classes can be set using |w_class2=, |w_class3=, etc.
    • |w_class=ed Past forms are formed with -ed; automatically supplies the appropriate forms and title.
    • |w_class=te Weak past forms are formed with -te; automatically supplies the appropriate forms and title.
    • |w_class=de Past forms are formed with -de; automatically supplies the appropriate forms and title.
    • |w_class=sl Past forms are formed without a suffix; automatically supplies the appropriate forms and title.
    • |w_class=irr Past forms are formed unpredictably; automatically supplies the appropriate title. If enabled, |w_irr= is required due to the forms' unpredictability.
  • |w_irr= (usually optional; see above) Used to set unpredictable past forms; the exact function of this parameter depends on whether |w_class=irr is set.
    • If |w_class= (or |w_class2=, etc.) is irr, this is the combined stem and suffix used to form the past, without any endings.
    • Otherwise, this is the stem used to form the past, without any suffixes or endings.
  • |s= (optional) If multiple weak classes are set, one of which is irr, |w_irr= will only control the forms for irr. Any other unpredictable forms can be set with this parameter, which takes the stem (like |2=).
  • |w_stem= (optional) If multiple weak past forms are set (using |w_class=), |w_stem=, |w_stem2=, etc. can be used to set a different stem for each one.

Form replacement

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Special parameters exist for specifying custom verb forms to replace the automatically generated forms. To add variants for a custom-generated form, affix 2 after the second, a 3 after the third and so on (e.g. |inf=, |inf2=, |inf3= and so on for the infinitive). Variants can be added while retaining some (or all) of the automatically-generated forms; this is done by making "gaps" in the enumeration of alternative forms (for example, to add a custom infinitive variant, but retain all the default forms, enter it as |inf3=, as two infinitive forms are specified by default).

The following form replacement parameters are accepted:

  • |inf=: infinitive
  • |1s=: first-person singular present indicative
  • |2s=: second-person singular present indicative
  • |3s=: third-person singular present indicative
  • |p=: plural present indicative/subjunctive
  • |sub=: singular present subjunctive/imperative
  • |imp_p=: plural imperative
  • |part=: present participle
  • |p_1s=: first/third-person singular past indicative
  • |p_2s=: second-person singular past indicative
  • |p_sub=: singular past subjunctive
  • |p_p=: plural past (indicative and subjunctive)
  • |p_part=: past participle

Note that |p_sub= is missing from the other Middle English verb templates, as the strong verbs are the only Middle English verbs with a formally distinct past subjunctive.

The form replacement parameters accept the following special characters:

  • 0 Marks the variant slot as blank. Useful if a form has multiple automatically-generated variants, but only one variant actually exists for that verb. For example, if a verb only has one infinitive variant, |inf2=0 can be used to suppress the second automatically-generated infinitive.
  • Marks the form as nonexistent for that verb. If this is used, no other variants should be entered. For example, |inf=— can be used to indicate that a verb has no infinitive.

Using this template

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Minor variants

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Solely orthographic variants (including those which display the loss of final schwa), such as third-person singular presents with instead of -th or present participles with -yng instead of -ynge, should not be added when using this template. Instead, they should be listed as alternative forms on the appropriate verb form's page.