pret.
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CLAUGHT, pret. laid hold of suddenly or eagerly.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
COFT, pret. and part. of purchased or bought.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
The 1 sg. pret. of the middle voice always has the vowel of the pl. pret.: gāfumk.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Sweet, Henry
The pret. subjunctive and the second pers. pret. indicative have the same stem-vowel as the pret. plural indicative.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
This fluctuation is especially common in the pret. subjunctive, as bunde, sunge, beside bünde, sünge, inf. binden, to bind, singen, to sing.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
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