Besides this, in Anglo-Saxon, the plural forms are those of the strong præterites. See Rask, p. 79.
Yode.—The obsolete præterite of go, now replaced by went, the præterite of wend. Regular, except that the initial g has become y.
CHAPTER XXV.
ON CONJUGATION.
[§ 383]. The current statement respecting verbs like sing and fall, &c., is that they are irregular. How far this is the case may be seen from a review of the twelve classes in Mœso-Gothic, where the change of the vowel is subject to fewer irregularities than elsewhere. In the first six conjugations the præterite is replaced by a perfect tense. Consequently, there is a reduplication. Of these the fifth and sixth superadd to the reduplication a change of the vowel.
| Present. | Past.[[55]] | Past Participle. | |||
| Sing. | Plural. | ||||
| 1. | Salta | Sáisalt | Sáisaltum | Saltans | Leap. |
| 2. | Háita | Háiháit | Háiháitum | Háitans | Call. |
| 3. | Hláupa | Hláiláup | Hláiláupum | Hláupans | Run. |
| 4. | Slêpa | Sáizlêp | Sáislêpum | Slêpans | Sleep. |
| 5. | Láia | Láilô | Láilôum | Láilans | Laugh. |
| 6. | Grêta | Gáigrôt | Gáigrôtum | Grêtans | Weep. |
| 7. | Svara | Svôr | Svôrum | Svarans | Swear. |
| 8. | Greipa | Gráip | Gripum | Gripans | Gripe. |
| 9. | Biuda | Báuþ | Budum | Budans | Offer. |
| 10. | Giba | Gab | Gêbum | Gibans | Give. |
| 11. | Stila | Stal | Stêlum | Stulans | Stole. |
| 12. | Rinna | Rann | Runnum | Runnans | Run. |
Exhibited in a tabular form, the changes of the vowels in Mœso-Gothic are as follows:—