STRONG-WEAK VERBS.

The strong-weak verbs have for their presents old strong preterites, from

which new weak preterites are formed. Note the occasional second person

sing. in _t_. {34}

INDICATIVE. SUBJUNCTIVE.

_Pres. sing._ 1. w[=a]t (_know_), wite.

2. w[=a]st, wite.

3. w[=a]t, wite.

_plur._ witon, witen.

_Pret._ wiste.

_Imper._ wite, witath. _Infin._ witan.

_Partic. pres._ witende; _pret._ witen.

The other most important weak-strong verbs are given below in the 1st and

2nd sing. pres. indic., in the plur. indic., in the pret., in the infin.

and partic. pret. Of several the last two forms are doubtful, or do not

exist.

[=A]h (_possess_), [=a]ge, [=a]gon; [=a]hte; [=a]gen (_only as

adjective_)[4].

Cann (_know_) canst, cunnon; c[=u]the; cunnan; c[=u]th (_only as

adjective_.)

Dearr (_dare_), durre, durron; dorste.

[.G]e.man (_remember_), -manst; -munde; -munan.

Mae[.g] (_can_), miht, magon, mae[.g]e (_subj._); mihte.

M[=o]t (_may_), m[=o]st, m[=o]ton; m[=o]ste.

S[.c]eal (_shall_), s[.c]ealt, sculon, scyle (_subj._); scolde.

Thearf (_need_), thurfon, thyrfe (_subj._); thorfte; thurfan.

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