pret.
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In a few cases the ȥ, ȥȥ became s in MHG. before t or st, as pret. saste from saȥte: setzen, to set; beste, best, leste, last = OHG. beȥȥisto, leȥȥisto. k > hh.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
CLAUGHT, pret. laid hold of suddenly or eagerly.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Alexander Leighton
In the North Highlands, the pret. neg. often takes the common verbal participle do before it; as, cha do robh mi, or cha d'robh mi, I was not.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Alexander Stewart
Class II; and in like manner ī̆ for e in the pret. subjunctive.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
On the b, g in the pret. plural, see § 30.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Joseph Wright
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