imper.
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Hark, h�rk, interj. or imper. listen.—n. a whisper.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Same verb; irreg. pres. imper. 2d sing. act.
From Greek in a Nutshell by Strong, James
Vide, vī′dē, see, imper. of L. vidēre, to see.—Vide antea=see before; Vide infra=see below; Vide post=see after; Vide supra=see above; Quod vide, or q.v.=which see.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
I, except that some of them have imperatives in -i: vaki, þęfi; uni. lifa, sęgja have imper. lif, sęg.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Sweet, Henry
The subjunct. and imper. often suffer a contraction, by changing ithea into io; as, biodh, biom, bios, &c.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
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