CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCOMFISH
PRESENT
Present
I scomfish
you scomfish
he/she/it scomfishes
we scomfish
you scomfish
they scomfish
Present continuous
I am scomfishing
you are scomfishing
he/she/it is scomfishing
we are scomfishing
you are scomfishing
they are scomfishing
Present perfect
I have scomfished
you have scomfished
he/she/it has scomfished
we have scomfished
you have scomfished
they have scomfished
Present perfect continuous
I have been scomfishing
you have been scomfishing
he/she/it has been scomfishing
we have been scomfishing
you have been scomfishing
they have been scomfishing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I scomfished
you scomfished
he/she/it scomfished
we scomfished
you scomfished
they scomfished
Past continuous
I was scomfishing
you were scomfishing
he/she/it was scomfishing
we were scomfishing
you were scomfishing
they were scomfishing
Past perfect
I had scomfished
you had scomfished
he/she/it had scomfished
we had scomfished
you had scomfished
they had scomfished
Past perfect continuous
I had been scomfishing
you had been scomfishing
he/she/it had been scomfishing
we had been scomfishing
you had been scomfishing
they had been scomfishing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scomfish
you will scomfish
he/she/it will scomfish
we will scomfish
you will scomfish
they will scomfish
Future continuous
I will be scomfishing
you will be scomfishing
he/she/it will be scomfishing
we will be scomfishing
you will be scomfishing
they will be scomfishing
Future perfect
I will have scomfished
you will have scomfished
he/she/it will have scomfished
we will have scomfished
you will have scomfished
they will have scomfished
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scomfishing
you will have been scomfishing
he/she/it will have been scomfishing
we will have been scomfishing
you will have been scomfishing
they will have been scomfishing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scomfish
you would scomfish
he/she/it would scomfish
we would scomfish
you would scomfish
they would scomfish
Conditional continuous
I would be scomfishing
you would be scomfishing
he/she/it would be scomfishing
we would be scomfishing
you would be scomfishing
they would be scomfishing
Conditional perfect
I would have scomfish
you would have scomfish
he/she/it would have scomfish
we would have scomfish
you would have scomfish
they would have scomfish
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scomfishing
you would have been scomfishing
he/she/it would have been scomfishing
we would have been scomfishing
you would have been scomfishing
they would have been scomfishing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scomfish
we let´s scomfish
you scomfish
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
scomfished
Present Participle
scomfishing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOMFISH»
Discover the use of
scomfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scomfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ruth. A novel. By the author of “Mary Barton” Mrs. Gaskell
... I'll scomfish you if ever you go for to tell.” She held up her hand, and threatened
Ruth as she left the kitchen to fetch the will. “Then she came back, she brought a
parcel tied up in a blue pocket-handkerchief; she sat down, squared her knees, ...
Scart, scratch. Schule, school. Scomfish, suffocate. Scouping, skipping.
Scraughin, screeching. 3ea-maw, a gull. Seiled, strained out. Seip, ooze. Sell o'
ye, yourself. Shoon, shoes. Sic, such. Siller, money. Silly-health, poorlj Simmer,
summer.
3
A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete ...
SCOMFISH. To discomfit; to oppress with heat ; to stifle. North. Apparently
connected with seomfete. SCOMOWR. A cook's skimmer. SCOMTHER. To scorch
severely. Cumb. SCONCE. (1) A blockhouse; a small fort. Except thy head, which,
like ...
James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, 1847
4
A dictionary of the Scottish language [by E. Picken].
... by stooping or turning aside. Scog, v. n. to be sheltered from. Scomfish,
Scomfisht, v. to be sickened to fainting by overheated or bad air, heavy meat, or
the odour of them while the stomach is empty, 171 SCA— SCO.
5
Elizabeth Gaskell's Collection [ 59 books ]:
Icould tellyou my story better if Ihad mywill in my hand; and Ill scomfish youif ever
you gofor to tell. She heldup her hand, and threatened Ruthas she left the kitchen
tofetch the will. When she came back, she brought a parcel tied up in a blue ...
... Liverpool ; so now was my time, and here was my lawyer. Wait a minute ! I
could tell you my story better if I had my will in my hand ; and I'll scomfish you 192
. Ruth.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
7
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
[L.,—Gr. skombros, a mackerel.] Scomfish,skom′fish,v.t. (Scot.)to suffocatebybad
air: to nauseate: to discomfit.—v.i.tobesuffocated. [A corr.ofobs. scomfit=discomfit.]
Scomm, skom, n. (obs.) a flout: a buffoon. [L. scomma—Gr. skōmma, a jest.] ...
8
The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany
Nasty, blue, wan, earthly light it gie's ; and gars folk look like ghaists, with a smell
fit to scomfish the deevil. I wish Ambrose would pit away that glaring gas, and gi'e
us twa gude four-i'-the-pounds instead o't. Tickler. But for the street. Odoherty.
9
The Waverly Novels: The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Scart, scratch. Schule, school. Scomfish, suffocate. Scouping, skipping.
Scraughin, screeching. Sea-maw, a gull. Seiled, strained out. Seip, ooze. Sell o*
ye, yourself.: Shoon, shoes. Sic, such. Siller, money. Silly-health, poorly. Simmer,
summer.
10
The Cook and Housewife's Manual: Containing the Most ...
and pretended to scomfish at sheep's-head ? — Set up their dainty gabs, to
skunner at what Sir Walter himsel, worthy auld Mr Christopher North — a saint on
earth, — and mony mair born gentlemen lick their lips after ! Ye needna wink and
...
Christian Isobel Johnstone, 1828
