III. 'Love'-_conjugation_.

INDICATIVE. SUBJUNCTIVE.

_Pres. sing._ 1. luf-i[.g]e (_love_), luf-i[.g]e.

2. luf-ast, luf-i[.g]e.

3. luf-ath, luf-i[.g]e.

_plur._ luf-iath, luf-ien.

_Pret. sing._ 1. luf-ode, luf-ode.

2. luf-odest, luf-ode.

3. luf-ode, luf-ode.

_plur._ luf-odon, luf-oden.

_Imper._ luf-a, luf-iath. _Infin._ luf-ian.

_Partic. pres._ luf-iende: _pret._ luf-od. _Gerund._ t[=o] luf-ienne.

So also _[=a]scian_ (ask), _macian_ (make), _weorthian_ (honour), and many

others.

_Irregularities._

Some verbs are conjugated partly after I, partly after III. Such are

_habban_ (have) and _libban_ (live).

_Habban_ has pres. indic. _haebbe_, _haefst_, _haefth_; _habbath_, subj.

_haebbe_, _haebben_, pret. _haefde_, imper. _hafa_, _habbath_, particc.

_habbende_, _haefd_.

_Libban_ has pres. _libbe_, _leofast_, _leofath_; _libbath_, subj. _libbe_,

pret. _leofode_, imper. _leofa_, _libbath_, particc. _libbende_,

_lifiende_; _leofod_.

_F[e,]tian_ (fetch) has pret. _f[e,]tte_.

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