Sing. 1. =nimaidau= =biudaidau= =haitaidau=
2. =nimaizau= =biudaizau= =haitaizau=
3. =nimaidau= =biudaidau= =haitaidau=
Plur.
1. 2. 3. =nimaindau= =biudaindau= =haitaindau=
NOTE 1. =biudan= is subject to the rules for the final soft
spirants (§ 79): imper. sg. =biuþ=, prt. =bauþ= (cp. § 374).
Likewise =giban=, =gif=, =gaf= (cp. § 56).
NOTE 2. The termination of the 2nd pers. sg. prt. (=-t=) causes
the change stated in the rule for consonants before dentals (§
81). Final =b= of stems becums =f=: =gaft= (inf. =giban=); exampls
for =pt= ar wanting: =skôpt= or =skôft=? (inf. =skapjan=); --=g=
remains unchanged in =magt= (§ 66, n. 1), other exampls ar wanting;
neither ar there any exampls for =kt= (=wôkt= or =wôht=? cp. § 58,
n. 2); --dentals becum =s=: =warst= < =waírþan=, =qast= < =qiþan=
(§ 71, n. 3), =gastôst= < =standan=, =baust= < =biudan= (§ 75, n.
1), =bigast= < =gitan=, =haíhaist= < =haitan= (§ 69, n. 2).--The
extant 2nd pers. prt. of =saísô= (inf. =saian=) is =saísôst=. On
account of the scarcity of exampls it is uncertain whether all
stems ending in a vowel had =-st=.--The 2nd pers. prt. of =rinnan=
is =rant= (§ 80).
NOTE 3. Only one strong verb is found (twice) in the 3d pers. sg.
imper.: =atsteigadan=, καταβάτω; Mt. XXVII, 42. Mk. XV, 32 (cp. §
186, n. 1). The 3d pers. pl. may be givn with certainty according
to the weak verb (§ 192, n. 1).
NOTE 4. The dual forms of the verb occur very seldom. The 1st pers.
du. opt. prt., =nêmeiwa=, etc., which is only givn according to the
corresponding form of the prs. =nimaiwa=, is not found at all. Also
the 2nd pers. du. opt. prt. is but an inferd form according to the
anomalous =wileits= (§ 205).
NOTE 5. Concerning the irregular formation of the present of sum
strong verbs with =j=, s. § 206, n.
_B. TENSE-FORMATION OF THE STRONG VERBS._