Part 60 (1/2)

_Third Class_

-- 366 Here an _o_ before _w_, in the present, becomes _e_ before _w_ in the praeterite; as

_Present_ _Praeterite_ Blow Blew

Crow Crew

Throw Threw

Know Knew

Grow Grew

_Fourth Class_

-- 367 Contains the single word _let_, where a short _e_ in the {309} present relo-Saxon the present form was _Ic laete_, the praeterite _Ic let_

_Fifth Class_

-- 368 Contains the single word _beat_, where a long _e_ relo-Saxon the forms were _Ic beate_, _Ic beot_

_Sixth Class_

-- 369 Present _colo-Saxon, _cume_, _com_, _cumen_

_Seventh Class_

-- 370 In this class we have the sounds of the _ee_, in _feet_, and of the _a_ in _fate_ (spelt _ea_ or _a_), changed into _o_ or _oo_ As several words in this class have a second form in _a_, the praeterite in _o_ or _oo_ will be called the primary, the praeterite in _a_ the secondary form

_Present_ _Primary Praeterite_ _Secondary Praeterite_

Heave [48]Hove -- Cleave Clove [48]Clave

Weave Wove -- Freeze Froze -- Steal Stole [48]Stale

Speak Spoke Spake

Swear Swore Sware

Bear Bore Bare

Tear Tore [48]Tare

Shear [48]Shore -- Wear Wore [48]Ware

Break Broke Brake

Shake Shook -- Take Took -- Forsake Forsook -- Stand Stood -- -- Quoth -- Get Got [48]Gat

The praeterite of _stand_ was originally long This we collect {310} frolo-Saxon form _stod_ The process that ejects the _nd_ is the same process that, in Greek, converts [Greek: odont-os]

into [Greek: odous]

All the words with secondary forhth Class_

-- 371 In this class the sound of the _ee_ in _feet_, and the _a_ in _fate_ (spelt _ea_), is changed into a Several words of this class have secondary forms Further detailslist of verbs

_Present_ _Primary Praeterite_ _Secondary Praeterite_

Speak Spake Spoke

Break Brake Broke