[2.] By a law known as Grammatical Change, final ð, s, and h of strong verbs generally become d, r, and g, respectively, in the preterit plural and past participle.
[3.] Cf. the Scotch “to dree one’s weird” = to endure one’s fate.
[ CHAPTER XX.]
Strong Verbs: Classes IV, V, VI, and VII.
Contract Verbs.
[The student can now complete the conjugation for himself ([§ 103]). Only the principal parts will be given.]
[114.]
Class IV: The “Bear” Conjugation.
Vowel Succession: e, æ, ǣ, o.
The present stem ends in l, r, or m, no consonant following:
| l: | hel-an, | hæl, | hǣl-on, | gehol-en, | to conceal. |
| r: | ber-an, | bær, | bǣr-on, | gebor-en, | to bear. |