These German and Dutch verbs are evidently more regular than

the corresponding English.

CONJUGATION III.

This conjugation includes verbs which have, or rather originally had, i, or its modification e, in the present tense, a in the past tense, and i, or its modification e, in the participle.

The English verbs belonging to this conjugation are 1. bid, (to ask,) 2. eat, 3. get, 4. give, 5. knead, 6. lie, (to recline,) 7. queath, (in bequeath,) 8. see, 9. sit, 10. spit, 11. tread.

11. Truda,

The type or model of this conjugation in Gothic is nearly perfect. Saiwa is lengthened by guna in the present indicative and in the past participle. The vowel of truda is irregular.

These verbs in Anglo-Saxon follow a general analogy.

Those marked a have a single consonant, those marked b a double consonant for their characteristic.

The verbs marked a and b are distinguished as in Anglo-Saxon.

The classes a and b do not correspond to the classes a and b in

Anglo-Saxon and English.

The form of the third person is given in the present tense, as exhibiting the original vowel.

a 11. Treed,

trad,

getreden.

The verbs marked a and b are nearly uniform.

The verb zie is irregular.

CONJUGATION IV.

This conjugation includes verbs which have, or rather originally had, a in the present tense, u (= aa) in the past tense, and a in the participle.

The English verbs belonging to this conjugation are 1. bake, 2.` cleave, (to adhere,) 3. draw, 4. freight, 5. heave, 6. sake, (in forsake,) 7. shake, 8. shape, 9. shave, 10. slay, 11. stand, 12. stave, 13. swear, 14. take, 15. wake, 16. wash, 17. wave, 18. wax.

b 18. Vahsja,

vohs, plur. volsun,

vahsans.

The verbs marked a follow an uniform analogy. The vowel o has

taken the place of u in the past tense.

The verbs marked b have adopted the weak inflection in the present tense and in the moods therewith connected.

The verb standa is somewhat irregular. It has an epenthetic n in the infinitive, imperative, and present indicative.

The verbs marked a follow an uniform analogy, as in the Gothic. The verbs marked b have adopted the weak inflection in the present tense and the moods therewith connected.

The verb stande is somewhat irregular. The rest follow the weak inflection throughout..

The verbs marked a come nearest to the original model.

The verbs marked 6 have o instead of oo in the past tense.

Freight and stand are irregular.

The verbs marked a follow an uniform analogy.

The verbs marked b, by adopting o in the past tense and participle, incline to conjugation VI.

The verb stehe is irregular. The rest follow the weak inflection.

The verbs marked a remain faithful to their origin.

The verbs marked b have passed over to another conjugation.
The verb sta is irregular. The rest follow the weak conjugation.

CONJUGATION V.

This conjugation includes verbs which have, or rather originally had, ei in the present, ie or i in the past tense, and i in the participle. The English verbs belonging to this conjugation are 1. bide, (in abide,) 2. drive, 3. rise, 4. shine, 5. wit.

Also 6. bite, 7. chide, 8. hide, 9. ride, 10. shite, 11. slide, 12. smite, 13. stride, 14. strike, 15. strive, 16. thrive, 17. write, 18. writhe.

This Gothic conjugation is perfectly regular.

CORRESPONDING ANGLO-SAXON VERBS.