Irregular Weak Verbs[]
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These verbs involve a vowel change in the past tense while adding a d/t suffix as well, as bring/brought and think/thought do in modern English.
Bringen[]
Present tense:
| _ | sg. | pl. |
| Ic | bringe | bringeþ |
| þu | bringst | bringeþ |
| he/scie/it | bringþ | bringeþ |
Present subjunctive:
| _ | sg. | pl. |
| Ic | bringe | bringen |
| þu | bringest | bringen |
| he/scie/it | bringe | bringen |
Past tense:
| _ | sg. | pl. |
| Ic | brohte | brohten |
| þu | brohtest | brohten |
| he/scie/it | brohte | brohten |
Past subjunctive ("would bring"):
| _ | sg. | pl. |
| Ic | brœhte | brœhten |
| þu | brœhtest | brœhten |
| he/scie/it | brœhte | brœhten |
Participles: bringend, gebroht
List of Verbs[]
| infinitive | definition | past | past participle |
| bringen | to bring | brohte | gebroht |
| bycgen | to buy | bohte | geboht |
| dreccen | to afflict | dræhte | gedræht |
| dwellen | to hinder | dwalde | gedwald |
| kweccen | to shake | kwæhte | gekwæht |
| kwellen | to kill | kwalde | gekwald |
| læken | to seize | læhte | gelæht |
| ræcen | to reach | rahte | geraht |
| ræken | to seize | ræhte | geræht |
| seken sœken |
to seek | sohte | gesoht |
| sellen | to sell | salde | gesald |
| stellen | to place | stalde | gestald |
| streccen | to shake | stræhte | gestræht |
| tæcen | to teach | tæhte/tahte | getæht/getaht |
| tellen | to count | talde | getald |
| þenken | to think | þohte | geþoht |
| þynken | to seem | þuhte | geþuht |
| weccen | to awake | wæhte | gewæht |
| wyrken werken wœrken |
to work | worhte | geworht |