(2) Those which end in -d or -t, and have lost the ending which formerly was added to this.
The old ending to verbs of Class II. was -de or -te; as,—
This worthi man ful wel his wit bisette [used].—Chaucer.
Of smale houndes hadde she, that sche fedde With rosted flessh, or mylk and wastel breed.—Id.
This ending has now dropped off, leaving some weak verbs with the same form throughout: as set, set, set; put, put, put.
257. Irregular Weak Verbs.—Class I.
| Present Tense. | Past Tense. | Past Participle. |
| bereave | bereft, bereave | bereft, bereaved |
| beseech | besought | besought |
| burn | burned, burnt | burnt |
| buy | bought | bought |
| catch | caught | caught |
| creep | crept | crept |
| deal | dealt | dealt |
| dream | dreamt, dreamed | dreamt, dreamed |
| dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
| feel | felt | felt |
| flee | fled | fled |
| have | had | had (once haved) |
| hide | hid | hidden, hid |
| keep | kept | kept |
| kneel | knelt | knelt |
| lay | laid | laid |
| lean | leaned, leant | leaned, leant |
| leap | leaped, leapt | leaped, leapt |
| leave | left | left |
| lose | lost | lost |
| make | made (once maked) | made |
| mean | meant | meant |
| pay | paid | paid |
| pen [inclose] | penned, pen | penned, pent |
| say | said | said |
| seek | sought | sought |
| sell | sold | sold |
| shoe | shod | shod |
| sleep | slept | slept |
| spell | spelled, spelt | spelt |
| spill | spilt | spilt |
| stay | staid, stayed | staid, stayed |
| sweep | swept | swept |
| teach | taught | taught |
| tell | told | told |
| think | thought | thought |
| weep | wept | wept |
| work | worked, wrought | worked, wrought |
258. Irregular Weak Verbs.—Class II.
| Present Tense. | Past Tense. | Past Participle. |
| bend | bent, bended | bent, bended |
| bleed | bled | bled |
| breed | bred | bred |
| build | built | built |
| cast | cast | cast |
| cost | cost | cost |
| feed | fed | fed |
| gild | gilded, gilt | gilded, gilt |
| gird | girt, girded | girt, girded |
| hit | hit | hit |
| hurt | hurt | hurt |
| knit | knit, knitted | knit, knitted |
| lead | led | led |
| let | let | let |
| light | lighted, lit | lighted, lit |
| meet | met | met |
| put | put | put |
| quit | quit, quitted | quit, quitted |
| read | read | read |
| rend | rent | rent |
| rid | rid | rid |
| send | sent | sent |
| set | set | set |
| shed | shed | shed |
| shred | shred | shred |
| shut | shut | shut |
| slit | slit | slit |
| speed | sped | sped |
| spend | spent | spent |
| spit | spit [obs. spat] | spit [obs. spat] |
| split | split | split |
| spread | spread | spread |
| sweat | sweat | sweat |
| thrust | thrust | thrust |
| wed | wed, wedded | wed, wedded |
| wet | wet, wetted | wet, wetted |