fodiō, _dig_ fodere fōdī fossus
For forms in #-īre#, see 791.
947. (2 _c_.) The following verbs in #-ere# (367) with the present stem
in #{-o|e-}# (837, 840), have the perfect stem in #-u-# or in #-v-# of
the theme (865), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:
acuō, _sharpen_ acuere acuī acūtus
adjective
arguō, _make clear_ arguere arguī argūtus
rare
con-gruō, _agree_ con-gruere con-gruī ----
ex-uō, _doff_ ex-uere ex-uī ex-ūtus
im-buō, _give a smack of_ im-buere im-buī im-būtus
ind-uō, _don_ ind-uere ind-uī ind-ūtus
in-gruō, _impend_ in-gruere in-gruī ----
luō, _pay_, _atone for_ luere luī -lūtus, _washed_
metuō, _fear_ metuere metuī metūtus
once
-nuō, _nod_ -nuere -nuī ----
pluit, _it rains_ pluere pluit, plūvit ----
ruō, _tumble down_ ruere ruī -rutus
so-lvō, _loose_ so-lvere so-lvī so-lūtus
spuō, _spit_ spuere -spuī ----
statuō, _set_ statuere statuī statūtus
Compounds have #i# for #a# throughout: as, #cōn-stituō#, #cōn-stituere#,
&c.
volvō, _roll_ volvere volvī volūtus
suō, _sew_ suere -suī sūtus
tribuō, _assign_ tribuere tribuī tribūtus
948. Two verbs in #-ere# with the present stem in #-nu{o|e-}# (833),
have the perfect stem in #-nu-# (865), and the perfect participle, when
used, in #-tus#:
minuō, _lessen_ minuere minuī minūtus
sternuō, _sneeze_ sternuere sternuī ----
949. (3.) The following verbs in #-ere# have a perfect stem consisting
of a root ending in two consonants (866), and the perfect participle in
#-sus# (912):
950. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829); most have a nasal
(831).
-cendō, _light_ -cendere -cendī -cēnsus
-fendō, _hit_ -fendere -fendī -fēnsus
mandō, _chew_ mandere mandī
once mānsus
pandō, _open_ pandere pandī passus, pānsus
For #dis-pennite# (Plaut.), see 166, 4. #dis-pandō#, #dis-pendō#, has
perfect participle #dis-pessus# (Plaut., Lucr.), #dis-pānsus# (Lucr.,
Plin., Suet.).
pre-hendō, _seize_ pre-hendere pre-hendī pre-hēnsus
Rarely #prae-hendō#; but very often #prēndō#, #prēndere#, #prēndī#,
#prēnsus#.
scandō, _climb_ scandere -scendī -scēnsus
Compounds have #e# for #a# throughout: as, #dē-scendō#, #dē-scendere#,
&c.
vorrō, verrō, _sweep_ vorrere, -vorrī, -verrī vorsus, versus
verrere
vortō, vertō, _turn_ vortere, vortī, vertī vorsus, versus
vertere