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All the other verbs belonging to Class I. add -de for the preterit and -ed for the past participle. This division includes, therefore, all stems long by nature ([§ 10, (3)], (a)):
| dǣl-an, | dǣl-de, | gedǣl-ed, | to deal out, divide [dǣl]. |
| dēm-an, | dēm-de, | gedēm-ed, | to judge [dōm]. |
| grēt-an, | grēt-te, | gegrēt-ed, | to greet. |
| hīer-an, | hīer-de, | gehīer-ed, | to hear. |
| lǣd-an, | lǣd-de, | gelǣd-ed, | to lead. |
Note 1.—A preceding voiceless consonant ([§ 9, Note]) changes -de into -te: *grēt-de > grēt-te; *mēt-de > mēt-te; *īec-de > īec-te. Syncope and contraction are also frequent in the participles: gegrēt-ed > *gegrēt-d > gegrēt(t); gelǣd-ed > gelǣd(d).
Note 2.—Būan, to dwell, cultivate, has an admixture of strong forms in the past participle: būan, būde, gebūd (bȳn, gebūn). The present participle survives in Mn.E. husband = house-dweller.
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It includes, also, all stems long by position ([§ 10, (3)], (b)) except those in mm, nn, ss, bb, and cg ([§ 125]):
| sęnd-an, | sęnd-e, | gesęnd-ed, | to send. |
| sętt-an, | sęt-te, | gesęt-ed, | to set [sittan]. |
| sigl-an, | sigl-de, | gesigl-ed, | to sail. |
| spęnd-an, | spęnd-e, | gespęnd-ed, | to spend. |
| trędd-an, | tręd-de, | getręd-ed, | to tread. |
Note.—The participles frequently undergo syncope and contraction: gesęnded > gesęnd; gesęted > gesęt(t); gespęnded > gespęnd; getręded > getręd(d).