§ [173]. Class II. Verbs of the second ablaut series: iu—au—u (aú)—u (aú) (cp. [§ 31]); e. g., biuda, bauþ, budum, budans, to offer; with breaking ([§ 24]): tiuha, táuh, taúhum, taúhans, to draw, lead.
Note 1. Like tiuhan inflect: siukan, to be sick; biugan, to bend; driugan, to perform military service; liugan, to lie; þliuhan, to flee; —giutan, to pour; usþriutan, to trubl, vex; niutan, to enjoy; liudan, to grow; —dis-hniupan, to break to pieces; sliupan, to slip; af-skiuban, to shuv away; hiufan, to weep; driusan, to fall; kiusan, to choose; fra-liusan, to lose; kriustan, to gnash.
Note 2. The vowel of the prs. is irregular in lûka, lauk, lukum, lukans, to lock.
§ [174]. Class III. Verbs of the third ablaut series: i (aí)—a—u (aú)—u (aú) (cp. [§ 32]); e. g., binda, band, bundum, bundans, to bind; with breaking ([§§ 20]. [24]): waírpa, warp, waúrpum, waúrpans, to throw, cast.
Note 1. Like these inflect: brinnan, to burn; du-ginnan, to begin; af-linnan, to depart; rinnan, to run; spinnan, to spin; winnan, to suffer; —trimpan, to tred; —fra-slindan, to devour; windan, to wind; hinþan, to cach; finþan, to find; þinsan, to draw; —stiggan (only by conjecture in Mt. V, 29), to sting; bliggwan, to beat ([§ 68], 2); siggwan, to sing; sigqan, to sink; stigqan, to thrust; drigkan, to drink; —gildan, to be of value; swiltan, to die; hilpan, to help; filhan, to hide; wilwan, to rob; —baírgan, to hide, keep; gaírdan, to gird; waírþan, to becum; ga-þaírsan, to wither; swaírban, to wipe; ƕaírban, to walk; —þriskan, to thresh; ga-wrisqan, to bear fruit (these two only in the prs. tense, in I. Tim. V, 18. Lu. VIII, 14).
Note 2. According to its prs. tense, also briggan would belong here; s. [§ 208].
§ [175]. Class IV. Verbs of the fourth ablaut series: i (aí)—a—ê—u (aú) (cp. [§ 33]); e. g., nima, nam, nêmum, umans, to take; with breaking ([§§ 20]. [24]): baíra, bar, bêrum, baúrans, to bear.
Note 1. Like these inflect: qiman, to cum; ga-timan, to suit; stilan, to steal; ga-taíran, to tear; —brikan, to break ([§ 33], n. 1).
Note 2. Here belongs also trudan, [traþ], [trêdum], trudans, to tred (ON. troða, trað, traðum, troðinn; in OHG. according to V.: trëtan, trat, trátum, trëtan). According to trudan, we should also write wulan, to boil (only prsp. wulandans occurs; Rom. XII, 11).
§ [176]. Class V. Verbs of the fifth ablaut series: i (aí)—a—ê—i (aí) (cp. [§ 34]); e. g., mita, mat, mêtum, mitans, to mezure; giba, gaf, gêbum, gibans, to giv.