Template:enm-verb/documentation
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Usage
This template is designed to format the head word and categories of Middle English verbs. It takes the following parameters
| Parameter | Function | Default value (if left unspecified) |
|---|---|---|
| head | The head word. To be used if different from the page name, or to link to individual words in a page name. | {{PAGENAME}} |
| stem | The stem of the verb, usually the infinitive minus the -en ending. This must be specified unless all the inflections are specified manually (see below). | none |
| 1 | The third-person singular present indicative. | none |
| 2 | The present participle. | none |
| 3 | The past participle and first-/third-person singular past indicative. However if 4 is specified with a different value to 3, 3 denotes the first-/third-person singular past indicative, while 4 denotes the past participle. | none |
| 4 | The past participle. When not specified, it is the same as 3 above, and merged into one link. | none |
Examples
At slepen#Middle English, this:
- {{enm-verb|stem=slep}}
produces this:
- slepen (third-person singular simple present slepeth, present participle slepende, slepynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle sleped)
At speken#Middle English, this:
- {{enm-verb|speketh|spekynge|spak|speken}}
produces this:
- speken (third-person singular simple present speketh, present participle spekynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative spak, past participle speken)
(stem is not required in this case, because the individual forms are specified explicitly).