Note. The prt. of faian, to blame, is not extant; cp. [§ 22], n. 2.
II. WEAK VERBS.
§ [183]. The formation and inflection of the prt. and pp. of the four classes of the weak verbs ([§ 168]) ar alike. The pp. is formd by means of the suffix -da- (nom. m. -þs) which is in all classes added to the verbal stem. The latter varies according to the formativ suffix and causes in the present forms a considerabl difference of inflection in the four classes. We first giv the inflection of the prt., which is the same in all classes.
1. INFLECTION OF THE WEAK PRETERIT.
§ [184]. Paradims: nasida, salbôda, habaida, fullnôda. Only one exampl is necessary to show the inflection.
| Indicativ. | Optativ. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sing. | 1. | nasi-da | nasi-dêdjau |
| 2. | nasi-dês | nasi-dêdeis | |
| 3. | nasi-da | nasi-dêdi | |
| Dual | 1. | nasi-dêdu | nasi-dêdeiwa |
| 2. | nasi-dêduts | nasi-dêdeits | |
| Plur. | 1. | nasi-dêdum | nasi-dêdeima |
| 2. | nasi-dêduþ | nasi-dêdeiþ | |
| 3. | nasi-dêdun | nasi-dêdeina | |
What has been said in [§ 170], n. 4 concerns also the 1st and 2nd pers. du. optativ.
2. FIRST WEAK CONJUGATION (-jan).
§ [185]. The verbs of this class hav the formativ suffix i which appears in the present as j (inf. -jan). This j and a following i ar either contracted into ei (according to [§ 44], c and n. 1) or remain ji. Thus we hav two subdivisions: (a) Verbs with short stem-syllabls; e. g., nasjan, to save, or verbs in a long vowel; as, stôjan, to judge. (b) Verbs with long stem-syllabls ending in a consonant; e. g., sôkjan, to seek, and polysyllabic verbs; e. g., mikiljan, to praise.
§ [186].