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.

i:—
INFINITIVE. THIRD PRES. PRET. SING. PRET. PL. PTC. PRET.
niman (take) nimþ nam nāmon numen
e:—
beran (bear) bierþ bær bǣron boren
brecan (break) bricþ bræc brǣcon brocen
sċeran (shear) sċierþ sċear sċēaron scoren
stelan (steal) stilþ stæl stǣlon stolen
teran (tear) .. tær tǣron toren
u:—
cuman (come) cymþ cōm cōmon cumen