weak verb

They are, however, mainly regular changes, like those in the weak verbs.

The effect has an important consequence for some of the oldest weak verbs.

The first and third person of the past tense are identical (as in weak verbs).

The vast majority of weak verbs are secondary, or derived.

One of the regular weak verb conjugations is as follows.

There are three major classes of weak verbs in Old English.

There were four weak verb conjugations and six groups of strong verbs.

Weak verbs which develop strong forms are often unstable.

The past participles of weak verbs decline as strong adjectives.

In the past tense, they use the preterite endings of the weak verbs.

Generally, the above rules for weak verbs apply in combination, as long as they do not conflict.

An example class 1 weak verb *dailijaną "to divide" is shown here in the present tense.

The reverse phenomenon, whereby a weak verb thus becomes strong by analogy, is rather rare.

Their past tenses are formed like weak verbs'.

Weak verbs have a W or Y as the last root consonant.

The development of weak verbs in Germanic meant that the strong verb system ceased to be productive.

By this standard, English has 283 irregular verbs, and only the most straightforward weak verb counts as regular.

Verbs in Old English are divided into strong and weak verbs.

Apophony is not at common with weak verbs as in Standard German.

"Weak verbs" have a preterite form that is the same as their aoriste.

Weak verbs use the perfect instead.

The trouble results from your lazy choice of the weak verb 'suggested.'

Almost all weak verbs have a present-tense suffix, which varies from class to class.

Weak verbs used a suffix containing a dental consonant to mark the past tense.

A significant subclass of class 1 weak verbs were causative verbs.