Vowel Succession: ēo, ēa, u, o.
| Infinitive. [1] | Pret. Sing. | Pret. Plur. [2] | Past Part. [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| cēos-an, | cēas, | cur-on | gecor-en, to choose. |
| Indicative. | Subjunctive. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present. | Present. | ||||||
| Sing. 1. | Ic cēos-e | Sing. 1. | Ic |  | cēos-e | ||
| 2. | ðū cīest (cēos-est) | 2. | ðū | ||||
| 3. | hē cīest (cēos-eð) | 3. | hē | ||||
| Plur. 1. | wē | | cēos-að | Plur. 1. | wē | | cēos-en |
| 2. | gē | 2. | gē | ||||
| 3. | hīe | 3. | hīe | ||||
| Preterit. | Preterit. | ||||||
| Sing. 1. | Ic cēas | Sing. 1. | Ic | | cur-e | ||
| 2. | ðū cur-e | 2. | ðū | ||||
| 3. | hē cēas | 3. | hē | ||||
| Plur. 1. | wē | | cur-on | Plur. 1. | wē | | cur-en |
| 2. | gē | 2. | gē | ||||
| 3. | hīe | 3. | hīe | ||||
| Imperative. | Infinitive. | Present Participle. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sing. 2. | cēos | cēos-an | cēos-ende |
| Plur. 1. | cēos-an | ||
| 2. | cēos-að | Gerund. | Past Participle. |
| tō cēos-anne (-enne) | gecor-en | ||
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Class III: The “Bind” Conjugation.
| Vowel Succession: | i e | , a, u, | u o | . |
The present stem ends in m, n, l, r, or h, + one or more consonants:
| m: | belimp-an, | belǫmp belamp | , belump-on, | belump-en, | to belong. | ||
| n: | bind-an, | bǫnd band | , bund-on, | gebund-en, | to bind. | ||
| l: | help-an, | healp, | hulp-on, | geholp-en, | to help. | ||
| r: | weorð-an, | wearð, | wurd-on, | geword-en, | to become. | ||
| h: | gefeoht-an, | gefeaht, | gefuht-on, | gefoht-en, | to fight. |
Note 1.—If the present stem ends in a nasal (m, n) + a consonant, the past participle retains the u of the pret. plur.; but if the present stem ends in a liquid (l, r) or h, + a consonant, the past participle has o instead of u.