§§3o4-6] Verbs 143 § 304. To this class also belong:—baírgan, to keep: bliggwan (§ 151), to beat; brinnan, to burn; drigkan, to drink; filhan, to hide; finþan, to find; us-glldan, to repay; du-gínnan, to begin; uf-gaírđan, to gird up; fra-hinþan, to capture; tuaírban, to walk ; af-linnan, to depart; rinnan, to run; siggwan, to sing; sigqan, to sink; fra-slindan, to swallow up; spinnan, to spin; stigqan, to thrust; af-swaírban, to wipe out; swiltan, to die; ana-trimpan, ίο tread on ; at-þinsan, to attract; ga-baírsan, to wither; briskan, to thresh; waírpan, to throw; wilwan, to rob; windan, to wind; wínnan, to suffer; ga-wrisqan, to bear fruit.
			CLASS IV. § 305. To this class belong strong verbs whose stems end in a single nasal or liquid, and a few others. Cp. § 124. Infin. Pret. Sing. Pret. PI. P.P. i (aí, § 67) a ē u (aú, § 71) Goth. niman, to take nam nēmum. numans „ baíran, to bear bar bērum baúrans O.Icel. bera bar b^rum borinn OE. beran bær báēron boren OS. OHG. beran bar bārun giboran §308. To this class belong also:—brikan, to break; qiman, to come; stilan, to steal; ga-taíran, to destroy; ga-timan, to suit; truđan, to tread. NOTE.—truđan (*tra}>, *trēdum, truđans) is properly an aorist present, like ga-lūkan (§ 280).