Witen (know), 3 pers. sing. wot, pret. wiste.
Wilen (will), pret. wulde; nile = will not; nolde = would not.
The verb ben, 'to be,' is conjugated after the following manner:—
INDICATIVE MOOD.
| PRESENT. | ||
| Singular. | Plural. | |
| 1. am, 2. art, beas, best, 3. is, beð, |  | ben, arn[[70]] (aren). |
| PAST. | ||
| Singular. | Plural. | |
| 1. was, 2. wore, 3. was, | | weren, worn (woren, wore). |
V. Adverbs.
The adverbs hence, thence, whence, do not occur, being superseded by the Norse forms heðen, ðeðen, queðen.
Adverbial Terminations.—Adverbs are formed from adjectives by the addition of e; as long (adj.), longe (adv.).
-um (dative) occurs in whilum and seldum.
-es (gen.) in lives, alive, newes, anew.