Weak Verbs

150. There are three conjugations of weak verbs. All those of the first conjugation have mutated vowels in the pres., and form their pret. with ð (d, t): heyra (hear), heyrða. Those of the second form their pret. in the same way, but have unmutated vowels in the pres.: hafa (have) hafða. Those of the third form their pret. in -aða: kalla (call), kallaða.

I. 'Hear'-conjugation

Active

151.

IndicativeSubjunctive
Present sg. 1.heyr-iheyr-a
2.heyr-irheyr-ir
3.heyr-irheyr-i
pl. 1.heyr-umheyr-im
2.heyr-iðheyr-ið
3.heyr-aheyr-i
Preterite sg. 1.heyr-ðaheyr-ða
2.heyr-ðirheyr-ðir
3.heyr-ðiheyr-ði
pl. 1.heyr-ðumheyr-ðim
2.heyr-ðuðheyr-ðið
3.heyr-ðuheyr-ði

Imper. sg. 1. heyr; pl. 1. heyr-um, 2. heyr-ið.
Partic. pres. heyr-andi; pret. heyr-ðr.
Infin. heyr-a.

Middle

IndicativeSubjunctive
Present sg. 1.heyr-umkheyr-umk
2.heyr-iskheyr-isk
3.heyr-iskheyr-isk
pl. 1.heyr-umkheyr-imk
2.heyr-izkheyr-izk
3.heyr-askheyr-isk
Preterite sg. 1.heyr-ðumkheyr-ðumk
2.heyr-ðiskheyr-ðisk
3.heyr-ðiskheyr-ðisk
pl. 1.heyr-ðumkheyr-ðimk
2.heyr-ðuzkheyr-ðizk
3.heyr-ðuskheyr-ðisk

Imper. sg. 2. heyr-sk; pl. 1. heyr-umk, 2. heyr-izk.
Partic. pres. heyr-andisk; pret. heyr-zk neut.
Infin. heyr-ask.