Verbs in _e_ (_i_, _eo_, _ie_) followed by single consonants, which are not
liquids or nasals. This class differs from the last only in the ptc. pret.
which keeps the vowel of the infinitive.
e:--
INFINITIVE. THIRD PRES. PRET. SG. PRET. PL. PTC. PRET.
cwethan (_say_) cwithth cwaeth cw[=ae]don cweden
etan (_eat_) itt [=ae]t [=ae]ton eten
sprecan (_speak_) spricth spraec spr[=ae]con sprecen
wrecan (_avenge_) wricth wraec wr[=ae]con wrecen
i:--
biddan (_pray_) bitt baed b[=ae]don beden
li[.c][.g]an (_lie_) l[=i]th lae[.g] l[=ae]gon le[.g]en
sittan (_sit_) sitt saet s[=ae]ton seten
thi[.c][.g]an (_receive_) thi[.g]eth theah th[=ae]gon the[.g]en
All these have weak presents:--imper. _bide_, _li[.g]e_, _site_,
_thi[.g]e_. Their _i_s are mutations of the _e_ which appears in their past
partic.
ie:--
[.g]iefan (_give_) [.g]iefth [.g]eaf [.g][=e]afon [.g]iefen
(on)[.g]ietan (_understand_) -[.g]iett -[.g]eat -[.g][=e]aton
-[.g]ieten