II. 'Shake'-conjugation.
Verbs in a (ea) and ę (ie). Ō in pret. sing, and pl., a (æ) in partic. pret. Standan drops its n in the pret. The partic. pret. of swęrian is irregular.
| a:— | ||||
| INFINITIVE. | THIRD PRES. | PRET. SING. | PRET. PL. | PTC. PRET. |
| faran (go) | færþ | fōr | fōron | faren |
| sacan (quarrel) | sæcþ | sōc | sōcon | sacen |
| scacan (shake) | scæcþ | scōc | scōcon | scacen |
| standan (stand) | stęnt | stōd | stōdon | standen |
| The following shows contraction of original ea:— | ||||
| slēan (strike) | sliehþ | slōg | slōgon | slæġen |
| ę:— | ||||
| hębban (lift) | hęfþ | hōf | hōfon | hafen |
| sċieppan (create) | sċiepþ | scōp | scōpon | scapen |
| swęrian (swear) | swęreþ | swōr | swōron | sworen |
The presents of these verbs are inflected weak, so that their imperative sing. is hęfe and swęre, like that of węnian (p. [32]). Swęrian has indic. swęrige, swęrest, like węnian; hębban has hębbe, hęfst, &c. like hīeran (p. [30]).
III. 'Bind'-conjugation.
I (ie, e, eo) followed by two consonants, one or both of which is nearly always a liquid (l, r) or nasal (m, n) in the infin., a (æ, ea) in pret. sing., u in pret. pl., u (o) in ptc. pret. Findan has a weak preterite.
| i:— | ||||
| INFINITIVE. | THIRD PRES. | PRET. SING. | PRET. PL. | PTC. PRET. |
| bindan (bind) | bint | band | bundon | bunden |
| drincan (drink) | drincþ | dranc | druncon | druncen |
| findan (find) | fint | funde | fundon | funden |
| ġieldan (pay) | ġielt | ġeald | guldon | golden |
| (on)ġinnan (begin) | -ġinþ | -gann | -gunnon | -gunnen |
| grindan (grind) | grint | grand | grundon | grunden |
| iernan (run) [p. [7]] | iernþ | arn | urnon | urnen |
| ġe-·limpan (happen) | -limpþ | -lamp | -lumpon | -lumpen |
| scrincan (shrink) | scrincþ | scranc | scruncon | scruncen |
| springan (spring) | springþ | sprang | sprungon | sprungen |
| swincan (toil) | swincþ | swanc | swuncon | swuncen |
| windan (wind) | wint | wand | wundon | wunden |
| winnan (fight) | winþ | wann | wunnon | wunnen |
| e:— | ||||
| berstan (burst) | bierst | bærst | burston | borsten |
| breġdan (pull) | ... | bræġd | brugdon | brogden |
| delfan (dig) | dilfþ | dealf | dulfon | dolfen |
| sweltan (die) | swilt | swealt | swulton | swolten |
| eo:— | ||||
| beorgan (protect) | bierhþ | bearg | burgon | borgen |
| beornan (burn) [p. [7]] | biernþ | barn | burnon | burnen |
| ċeorfan (cut) | ċierfþ | ċearf | curfon | corfen |
| feohtan (fight) | fieht | feaht | fuhton | fohten |
| weorpan (throw) | wierpþ | wearp | wurpon | worpen |
| weorþan (become) | wierþ | wearþ | wurdon | worden |
IV. 'Bear'-conjugation.
Verbs in e (i), followed by a single consonant, generally a liquid or nasal; in brecan the liquid precedes the vowel. A (æ) in pret. sing., ǣ (ā) in pret. pl., o (u) in ptc. pret. Cuman is irregular.