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§ 5 Dry, to Bring

Except that the present is:—

Singular.Plural.
1. dorov or drov.1. doren or dren.
2. doreth or dreth.2. dorough or dreugh.
3. dore or dre.3. dorens or drens.

the second person singular of the imperative is doro or dro, and the preterite third person singular is dres or dros, this verb is rŷ with a d prefixed. The present participle is ow trŷ.

§ 6. Gŏdhvos, or gŏdhvas, to know, compounded of godh or gŭdh=knowledge, and bos, to be.

I. Present.

Singular.Plural.
1. gôn or goram.1. gŏdhon.
2. gŏdhas.2. gŏdhough.
3. gôr (second state wôr or ’ôr).3. gŏdhons.

II. Imperfect, used also as Perfect.

Singular.Plural.
1. gŏdhen, gŏdhyen.1. gŏdhen, gŏdhyen.
2. gŏdhes, gŏdhyes.2. gŏdheugh, gŏdhyeugh.
3. gŏdha, gŏdhya.3. gŏdhens, gŏdhyens.

III. Preterite. The second form, given by Lhuyd, is a rather improbable tense, and is not found elsewhere.

Singular.Plural.
1. gŏdhvên, gwedhun.1. gŏdhvên, gwedhyn.
2. gŏdhvês, gwedhys.2. gŏdhveugh, gwedheugh.
3. gŏdhvê, gwedhewys.3. gŏdhvons, gwedhans, gweians.

IV. Pluperfect or Conditional.

Singular.Plural.
1. gŏdhvîen.1. gŏdhvîen.
2. gŏdhvîes.2. gŏdhvîeugh.
3. gŏdhvîa.3. gŏdhvîens.

V. Subjunctive.

Singular.Plural.
1. gŏdhevav, gŏdhav.1. gŏdhven.
2. gŏdhvy, gŏdhy.2. gŏdhveugh.
3. gŏdhvo.3. gŏdhvens or gŏdhans.

VI. Future.

Singular.Plural.
1. gŏdhvedhav, gŏffedhav.1. gŏdhvedhen, gŏffedhen.
2. gŏdhvedhes, gŏffedhes.2. gŏdhvedheugh, goffedheugh.
3. gŏdhvedh, gŏffedh.3. gŏdhvedhens, gŏffedhens.

VII. Optative.

Singular.Plural.
1. re wŏffen.1. re wŏffen.
2. re wŏffas.2. re wŏffeugh.
3. re wŏffa.3. re wŏffens.

Imperative.

Singular.Plural.
1. wanting.1. gŏdhvedhen.
2. gŏdhvedh.2. gŏdhvedheugh.
3. gŏdhvedhens.3. gŏdhvedhens.

Infinitive, gŏdhvos, gŏdhvas, gŏvos.

Present Participle, ow cŏdhvos.

Past Participle, gŏdhvedhes.

Inflected Passive, gŏdher.

In the impersonal form and elsewhere, when this verb has its initial in the second state, w is substituted for g.

The Optative re wŏffen, etc. seems to be formed on the imperfect mixed up with the subjunctive.

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