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B. VERBS m -ml.

§ 341. Only scanty remains of the athematic verbs have been preserved in Gothic. These are the pres. indicative and subjunctive of the substantive verb, and the verb will.

i. The Substantive Verb.

§ 342. The substantive verb forms its present tense from the root es·. The other parts of the verb are supplied by wisan (§ 308).

Present.

INDIC. SUBJ.
Sing. i. im, I am sijáa

2. is sijáis

3. ist sijái
Dual i. siju *sijáiwa

2.*sijuts *sijáits
Plur. i. sijum sijáima

2. sijuþ sijáiþ

3. kind sijáina

INFIN. wisan PARTICIPLE wisanđs

Preterite.

INDIC. SUBJ.
Sing. i. was wēsjáu
2. wast wēseis
[&c. like nam, § 288] [&c. like nēmjáu]
PARTICIPLE wisans

NOTE.—i. For the imperative the subj. forms sijáis, &c., are used.



		164 Accidence [§§ 341-2 preterites and past participles of the first class of weak verbs, as nasiđa, sōkiđa, pp. nasibs, sokiþs; and similarly with the preterites baúhta, brāhta, &c. (§ 321).

		B. VERBS m -ml. § 341. Only scanty remains of the athematic verbs have been preserved in Gothic. These are the pres. indicative and subjunctive of the substantive verb, and the verb will. i. The Substantive Verb. § 342. The substantive verb forms its present tense from the root es·. The other parts of the verb are supplied by wisan (§ 308). Present. INDIC. SUBJ. Sing. i. im, I am sijáa 2. is sijáis 3. ist sijái Dual i. siju sijáiwa 2.sijuts sijáits Plur. i. sijum sijáima 2. sijuþ sijáiþ 3. kind sijáina INFIN. wisan PARTICIPLE wisanđs Preterite.* INDIC. SUBJ. Sing. i. was wēsjáu 2. wast wēseis [&c. like nam, § 288] [&c. like nēmjáu] PARTICIPLE wisans NOTE.—i. For the imperative the subj. forms sijáis, &c., are used.