V. 'Give'-conjugation.
Verbs in e (i, eo, ie) followed by single consonants, which are not liquids or nasals. This class differs from the last only in the ptc. pret. which keeps the vowel of the infinitive.
| e:— | ||||
| INFINITIVE. | THIRD PRES. | PRET. SING. | PRET. PL. | PTC. PRET. |
| cweþan (say) | cwiþþ | cwæþ | cwǣdon | cweden |
| etan (eat) | itt | ǣt | ǣton | eten |
| sprecan (speak) | spricþ | spræc | sprǣcon | sprecen |
| wrecan (avenge) | wricþ | wræc | wrǣcon | wrecen |
| i:— | ||||
| biddan (pray) | bitt | bæd | bǣdon | beden |
| liċġan (lie) | līþ | læġ | lǣgon | leġen |
| sittan (sit) | sitt | sæt | sǣton | seten |
| þiċġan (receive) | þiġeþ | þeah | þǣgon | þeġen |
| All these have weak presents:—imper. bide, liġe, site, þiġe. Their is are mutations of the e which appears in their past partic. | ||||
| ie:— | ||||
| ġiefan (give) | ġiefþ | ġeaf | ġēafon | ġiefen |
| (on)ġietan (understand) | -ġiett | -ġeat | -ġēaton | -ġieten |
| The following is contracted in most forms:— | ||||
| sēon (see) | sihþ | seah | sāwon | sewen |
VI. 'Shine'-conjugation.
Verbs in ī, with pret. sing, in ā, pl. i, ptc. pret. i.
VII. 'Choose'-conjugation.
Verbs in ēo and ū, with pret. sing. ēa, pl. u, ptc. pret. o. Flēon and tēon contract.
| INFINITIVE. | THIRD PRES. | PRET. SING. | PRET. PL. | PTC. PRET. |
| bēodan (offer) | bīett | bēad | budon | boden |
| brēotan (break) | brīett | brēat | bruton | broten |
| ċēosan (choose) | ċīest | ċēas | curon | coren |
| flēogan (fly) | flīehþ | flēag | flugon | flogen |
| flēon (flee) | flīehþ | flēah | flugon | flogen |
| flēotan (float) | flīett | flēat | fluton | floten |
| hrēosan (fall) | hrīest | hrēas | hruron | hroren |
| hrēowan (rue) | hrīewþ | hrēaw | hruwon | hrowen |
| for·lēosan (lose) | -līest | -lēas | -luron | -loren |
| sċēotan (shoot) | sċīett | sċēat | scuton | scoten |
| smēocan (smoke) | smīecþ | smēac | smucon | smocen |
| tēon (pull) | tīehþ | tēah | tugon | togen |
| ā-þrēotan (fail) | -þrīett | -þrēat | -þruton | -þroten |
| ū:— | ||||
| brūcan (enjoy) | brȳcþ | brēac | brucon | brocen |
| būgan (bow) | bȳhþ | bēag | bugon | bogen |
| lūcan (lock) | lȳcþ | lēac | lucon | locen |
| lūtan (bow) | lȳtt | lēat | luton | loten |
| scūfan (push) | scȳfþ | sċēaf | scufon | scofen |