Saturday, October 25, 2008

Strong Verbs

Ia: steigan staig stigun stigans
Ib: teihan taih taihun taihans

IIa: kiusan kaus kusun kusans
lukan lauk lukun lukans
IIb: tiuhan tauh tauhun tauhans

IIIa: bindan band bundun bundans
IIIb: wairþan war
þ waurþun waurþuns


IVa: qiman qam qemun qumans
IVb: bairan bar berun baurans


Va: qi
þan qaþ qeþun qiþans
Vb: saihwan sahw sehwun saihwans

VI: sakan sok sokun sakans

VIIa: aukan aiauk aiaukun aukans
gafahan gafaifah gafaifahun gafahans
slepan saislep saislepun slepans
skaidan skaiskai
þ saiskaidun skaidans

VIIb: letan lailot lailotun letans
saian saiso (saisost) saisoun* saians
waian waiwo (waiwost*) waiwoun waians

strong verbs with -j- in stem:
Va: bidjan ba
þ bedun bidans
VI: hafjan hof hofun hafans

Va: sniwan snau snewun sniwans

-n- in stem

Vb: fraihnan frah frehun fraihans
VI: standan sto
þ stoþun staþans

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kaus kusu kusum
kaust kusuts kusuþ
kaus kusun

before -t:
b>f: giban, gaft
d>s: biudan, baust
t>s: bigitan, bigast
þ>s: qiþan, qast

after vowels, word final devoicing occurs:
b>f: gadaban, gadof
d>
þ bidjan>baþ

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