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.

INFINITIVE. THIRD PRES. PRET. SING. PRET. PL. PTC. PRET.
bīdan (wait) bītt bād bidon biden
bītan (bite) bītt bāt biton biten
drīfan (drive) drīfþ drāf drifon drifen
(be)līfan (remain) -līfþ -lāf -lifon -lifen
rīdan (ride) rītt rād ridon riden
rīpan (reap) rīpþ rāp ripon ripen
(ā)rīsan (rise) -rīst -rās -rison -risen
sċīnan (shine) sċīnþ scān sċinon sċinen
snīþan (cut) snīþþ snāþ snidon sniden
stīgan (ascend) stīġþ stāg stigon stiġen
(be)swīcan (deceive) -swīcþ -swāc -swicon -swicen
ġe·wītan (depart) -wītt wāt -witon -witen
wrītan (write) wrītt wrāt writon writen

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