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1$ 337-40] Verbs 163

ξ 837. V. Ablaut-series.

mag, / can, may, 2 sing, magt for *maht, dual magu, maguts, ι pi. magum, subj. magjáu, pret. indie, mahta, pret. subj. mahtēdjáu, infin. *magan, pres. part, magands, pp. mahts.

§ 838. VI. Ablaut-series.

ga-mōt, I find room, ι pi. *ga-mōtum, subj. gamōtjáu, pret. indie, ga-mōsta, infin. *ga-mōtan.

ōg, I fear, ι pi. *ōgutn, subj. ōgjáu, pret. indie, ōhta; imperative 2 sing, ōgs, from prim. Germanic "0312, is originally an injunctive form. 2 pi. ōgeiþ (properly subj.), infin. *ōgan. The pres. part, of the real old infin. still survives in unaganas, fearless.

§ 339. áih, / have, probably belonged originally to the seventh class of strong verbs (§ 311), i, 3 sing, áih (7) and dig (i), plural i. áigum (2) and áihum (2), 2. áihuþ (i), 3. áigun (2), subj. 3 sing, áigi (2), plural 2 pers. áigeiþ (r), 3. áigeina (i), pres. part, áigands (5) and áihanđs (i), infin. áihan (i) occurring in the compound faír-áihan, to partake of, pret. indie, i, 3 sing, áihta, 3 pi. áihtēdun, subj. 2 sing, áihtēdeis.

NOTE.—In the pres. h was regular in the i, 3 pers. sing, indie. (§§ 136-7), and g in all other forms of the present. But in a few cases we find h where we should expect g, and in one case g instead of h. The figures in brackets give the number of times h and g occur in forms of the present.

§ 340. It should be noted that the ending of the past participle of all verbs belonging to the preterite presents goes back to Indg, -tos (not -itos as in the first class of weak verbs, § 322), as kunþs (§ 335 note), munds, skulds = prim. Germanic *kunþaz, 'munđás, *skulđás, Indg. *gntos, *mntos, *skltos; and similarly with the other past participles. This is no doubt the reason why the preterites do not have the medial -i- which is found in the

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		1$ 337-40] Verbs 163 ξ 837. V. Ablaut-series. mag, / can, may, 2 sing, magt for maht, dual magu, maguts, ι pi. magum, subj. magjáu, pret. indie, mahta, pret. subj. mahtēdjáu, infin. magan, pres. part, magands, pp. mahts. § 838. VI. Ablaut-series. ga-mōt, I find room, ι pi. ga-mōtum, subj. gamōtjáu, pret. indie, ga-mōsta, infin. ga-mōtan. ōg, I fear, ι pi. ōgutn, subj. ōgjáu, pret. indie, ōhta; imperative 2 sing, ōgs, from prim. Germanic "0312, is originally an injunctive form. 2 pi. ōgeiþ (properly subj.), infin. ōgan. The pres. part, of the real old infin. still survives in unaganas, fearless. § 339. áih, / have, probably belonged originally to the seventh class of strong verbs (§ 311), i, 3 sing, áih (7) and dig (i), plural i. áigum (2) and áihum (2), 2. áihuþ (i), 3. áigun (2), subj. 3 sing, áigi (2), plural 2 pers. áigeiþ (r), 3. áigeina (i), pres. part, áigands (5) and áihanđs (i), infin. áihan (i) occurring in the compound faír-áihan, to partake of, pret. indie, i, 3 sing, áihta, 3 pi. áihtēdun, subj. 2 sing, áihtēdeis. NOTE.—In the pres. h was regular in the i, 3 pers. sing, indie. (§§ 136-7), and g in all other forms of the present. But in a few cases we find h where we should expect g, and in one case g instead of h. The figures in brackets give the number of times h and g occur in forms of the present. § 340. It should be noted that the ending of the past participle of all verbs belonging to the preterite presents goes back to Indg, -tos (not -itos as in the first class of weak verbs, § 322), as kunþs (§ 335 note), munds, skulds = prim. Germanic kunþaz, 'munđás, skulđás, Indg. gntos, mntos, *skltos; and similarly with the other past participles. This is no doubt the reason why the preterites do not have the medial -i- which is found in the Μ 2