[§ 300]. The verbs wherein the double form of the present præterite is thus explained, fall into two classes.
1. In the first class, the Anglo-Saxon forms were á in the singular, and i in the plural; as—
| Sing. | Plur. |
| Sceán | Scinon (we shone). |
| Arás | Arison (we arose). |
| Smát | Smiton (we smote). |
This accounts for—
| Present. | Præt. from Sing. form. | Præt. from Plur. form. |
| Rise | Rose | Ris.[[54]] |
| Smite | Smote | Smit. |
| Ride | Rode | Rid.[[54]] |
| Stride | Strode | Strid. |
| Slide | Slode[[54]] | Slid. |
| Chide | Chode[[54]] | Chid. |
| Drive | Drove | Driv.[[54]] |
| Thrive | Throve | Thriv. |
| Write | Wrote | Writ. |
| Slit | Slat[[54]] | Slit. |
| Bite | Bat[[54]] | Bit. |
2. In the second class, the Anglo-Saxon forms were a in the singular, and u in the plural, as—
| Sing. | Plur. |
| Band | Bundon (we bound). |
| Fand | Fundon (we found). |
| Grand | Grundon (we ground). |
| Wand | Wundon (we wound). |
This accounts for—
| Present. | Præt. from Sing. form. | Præt. from Pl. form. |
| Swim | Swam | Swum. |
| Begin | Began | Begun. |
| Spin | Span[[55]] | Spun. |
| Win | Wan[[55]] | Won.[[56]] |
| Sing | Sang | Sung. |
| Swing | Swang[[55]] | Swung. |
| Spring | Sprang | Sprung. |
| Sting | Stang[[55]] | Stung. |
| Ring | Rang | Rung. |
| Wring | Wrang[[55]] | Wrung. |
| Fling | Flang | Flung. |
| Hing[[55]] | Hang | Hung. |
| String | Strang[[55]] | Strung. |
| Sink | Sank | Sunk. |
| Drink | Drank | Drunk. |
| Shrink | Shrank | Shrunk. |
| Stink | Stank[[55]] | Stunk. |
| Melt | Molt[[55]] | — |
| Help | Holp[[55]] | — |
| Delve | Dolv[[55]] | — |
| Stick | Stack[[55]] | Stuck. |
| Run | Ran | Run. |
| Burst | Brast | Burst. |
| Bind | Band | Bound. |
| Find | Fand[[55]] | Found. |