this word is found in its præterite forms. These are, in Middle High German, streich; New High German, strich; Middle Dutch, strêc; Modern Dutch, strîk. Originally it must have been referable to the ninth class.
Eleventh Class.
[§ 374]. In this class we first find the secondary forms accounted for by the difference of form between the singular and plural numbers. The change is from the i in bite to the o in note, and the i in pit. Sometimes it is from the i in bit to the a in bat. The Anglo-Saxon conjugation (A) may be compared with the present English (B).
A.
| Present. | Præterite sing. | Præterite plur. |
| Scine (shine) | Sceán (I shone) | Scinon (we shone). |
| Arise (arise) | Arás (I arose) | Arison (we arose). |
| Smite (smite) | Smát (I smote) | Smiton (we smite). |
B.
| Present. | Præt.—Sing. form. | Præt.—Pl. form. |
| Rise | Rose | [[51]]Ris. |
| Abide | Abode | — |
| Shine | Shone | — |
| Smite | Smote | Smit. |
| Ride | Rode | [[51]]Rid. |
| Stride | Strode | Strid. |
| Slide | [[51]]Slode | Slid. |
| Glide | [[51]]Glode | — |
| Chide | [[51]]Chode | — |
| Drive | Drove | [[51]]Driv. |
| Thrive | Throve | [[51]]Thriv. |
| Strive | Strove | — |
| Write | Wrote | Writ. |
| Climb | Clomb | — |
| Slit | [[51]]Slat | Slit. |
| Bite | [[51]]Bat | Bit. |
On this list we may make the following observations and statements.
1. That, with the exception of the word slit, the i is sounded as a diphthong.