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... verbs of the " strong " form representing the -en of the older plural , e.g. he spak , thei spake , for spaken , like the German er sprach , sie sprachen ; so that to write , as the modernized texts have it , he spake , would be a ...
... verbs of the " strong " form representing the -en of the older plural , e.g. he spak , thei spake , for spaken , like the German er sprach , sie sprachen ; so that to write , as the modernized texts have it , he spake , would be a ...
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... verb , as schaltow , woldestow , Nonne Prestes Tale , 525 ; crydestow , Knightes Tale , 225 . 66 The objective ( dative ) cases of pronouns are used after imper- sonal verbs , as me mette ; " " him thoughte ; " after some verbs of ...
... verb , as schaltow , woldestow , Nonne Prestes Tale , 525 ; crydestow , Knightes Tale , 225 . 66 The objective ( dative ) cases of pronouns are used after imper- sonal verbs , as me mette ; " " him thoughte ; " after some verbs of ...
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... VERBS . I. The so - called weak verbs , or those which form the past tense by the addition of the suffix -ed , were thus declined : -- Present Tense . SINGULAR . 1. I lově , 2. Thou lov - est , 3. He lov - eth , Past Tense . 1. I lov ...
... VERBS . I. The so - called weak verbs , or those which form the past tense by the addition of the suffix -ed , were thus declined : -- Present Tense . SINGULAR . 1. I lově , 2. Thou lov - est , 3. He lov - eth , Past Tense . 1. I lov ...
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... verbs whose roots end in -d , -t , and rarely in -s , are con- tracted in the 3rd sing . pres . , as sit for sitteth , writ for writeth , halt for holdeth , fint for findeth , stont for stondeth ( stands ) , and rist for riseth . II ...
... verbs whose roots end in -d , -t , and rarely in -s , are con- tracted in the 3rd sing . pres . , as sit for sitteth , writ for writeth , halt for holdeth , fint for findeth , stont for stondeth ( stands ) , and rist for riseth . II ...
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... verbs of this conjugation , in which the root vowel of the past participle was not the same as that of the past tense , employed it in the plural of the latter thus- Sterven , past sing . starf , Riden , Smiten , 99 " " rood or rod ...
... verbs of this conjugation , in which the root vowel of the past participle was not the same as that of the past tense , employed it in the plural of the latter thus- Sterven , past sing . starf , Riden , Smiten , 99 " " rood or rod ...
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