53 Born is used only in the passive sense of “born into the world.”[↑]
54 The adjective form is bereaved: as, “The bereaved father.”[↑]
55 Cleave, “to adhere,” has cleaved in both the past tense and the past participle, and also an archaic past form clave.[↑]
56 The archaic participle gotten is used in the compounds begotten and forgotten, and as an adjective (“ill-gotten gains”). Many good speakers also use it instead of the past participle got, but got is the accepted modern form.[↑]
57 Hanged is used only of execution by hanging.[↑]
58 Usage varies with the context. We say, “The crew hove the cargo overboard,” but NOT “She hove a sigh.”[↑]
59 Load has loaded in both the past tense and the past participle. Laden is sometimes used as the past participle of load.[↑]
60 Lie, “to tell a falsehood,” has lied in both the past tense and the past participle.[↑]
61 So both light, “to kindle,” and light, “to alight.” The verb alight has usually alighted in both the past tense and the past participle.[↑]
62 Seethe, intransitive, has usually seethed in both the past tense and the past participle. It is in rather common literary use.[↑]