pret.
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On the b, g in the pret. plural, see § 30.
From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph
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 Wright, Joseph
To GANG, pret. to go; to walk, in opposition to riding.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander
Their partic. pret. generally occurs only in the neut.; sometimes the a is dropped.
From Icelandic Primer with Grammar, Notes and Glossary by Sweet, Henry
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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