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IV Verbs for a final sharp consonant into its corresponding flat one; as,

_The_ use _to_ use, _pronounced_ uze

_The_ breath _to_ breathe -- breadhe

_The_ cloth _to_ clothe -- clodhe

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CHAPTER XIX

ON THE PERSONS

-- 348 Compared with the Latin, the Greek, the Moeso-Gothic, and allish, in respect to the persons of the verbs, but a very slight alish word _call_ with the Latin _voco_

_Sing_ _Plur_ _Sing_ _Plur_ 1 Voc-_o_ Voc-_amus_ Call Call

2 Voc-as Voc-_atis_ Call-est Call

3 Voc-at Voc-_ant_ [44]Call-eth Call

Here the Latins have different forlish have for obsolete With the forlish, nothing correspondent

In the word _an of the first person singular

In the old forn of the plural nulish, and the Anglo-Saxon, the peculiarities of our personal inflections are very great Thistables of comparison:--

_Present Tense, Indicative Mood_ _Moeso-Gothic_ _1st person_ _2nd person_ _3rd person_ _Singular_ Sokja Sokeis Sokei--_seek_ _Plural_ Sokjaular_ Prennu Prennis Prennit--_burn_ _Plural_ Prennaular_ Kalla Kallar Kallar--_call_ _Plural_ Kolluular_ Sokju Sokis Sokid--_seek_ _Plural_ Sokjad Sokjad Sokjad

_Anglo-Saxon_ _Singular_ Lufige Lufast Lufa

_Plural_ Lufia Lufia Lufia

_Old English_ _Singular_ Love Lovest Loveth

_Plural_ Loven Loven Loven

_Modern English_ _Singular_ Love Lovest Loveth (or Loves)

_Plural_ Love Love Love

Herein relo-Saxon addition of _t_ in the second person singular; 2 the identity in fore of _-a_ into _-en_ in the Old English plural; 4 the total absence of plural fore of the _th_ into _s_, in _loveth_ and _loves_ These are points bearing especially upon the history of the English persons The following points indicate a eneral question