The infinitives are equally divided between -en, including isien 18, 379, 385, and -e: exceptions are fulendin 247, warnin 230, 232. Those of the second weak conjugation have -ien, -ie, wunien 153, 181, 249, samie 165, wunie 214, 376. A dat. inf. with inflection is to isiene 392, uninflected are to bete 134, to bihelden 392, to falle 316, to habben 39, te læte 345, te stonde 316, to swenche 254, to swinde 57, to þenchen 256, for to haben 53, for . . . to fulle 352, for lesen 182, 184. Presents _s._ 1. adrade 6, bidde 136; 3. barneð 253, bihoteð 38, exceptionally biswicað 14, mislicað 13, haued 70, 340, singed 311, contracted forms, three-sevenths of the total number, abit 130, abuið 146, bet 126, 166, bit 126, 357, itit 125, last 169, lat 129, lat 342, sent 42, wit 84 and others; _pl._ 1. abugeð 197, brekeð 91, findeð 332, wilnieð 319, but ileued 176, þenche we 192; 3. fareð 236, folȝeð 346, but habbed 141, 177: _subjunctive s._ 2. wende 86; 3. bringe 397, cume 156, ȝieue 56 (4), ȝeue 317, helpe 158, hopie 31, rade 158, reche 135, sende 27, silde 224, 303, warnie 304, wurðe 142; _pl._ 1. late 307, 341, luue 309, silde 308, ute 337, werie 339, all followed by we, haben 100, wurðen 334; 3. wende 400: _imperative s._ 2. wende 86; _pl._ 2. understondeð 231. Past of Strong Verbs: I a. _s._ 3. sat 266, iseih 265; _pl._ 1. iseien 98, 99, 102; _subjunctive s._ 3. iseie 118: I b. _s._ 3. brac 185, cam 117 (4), nam 209; _pl._ 1. come 330; 3. binomen 263, comen 206, halen 161, stalen 162, come 141: I c. _s._ 3. swanc 362, unbond 190; _pl._ 3. bigunnen 247, gunne 276, swunken 258; _subj. s._ 3. bigunne 218, funde 68: III. _pl._ 3. luȝen 161: IV. _s._ 3. sop 84: V. _pl._ 3. biheten 246, hielden 172, 298, leten 270, 352, sewen 22, lete 264. Participles present: I c. barnende 222: V. wallinde 222; past: I a. biȝiete 105, forȝieten 98, ispeken 9: I b. bistolen 17, forholen 76, iborene _pl._ 105: I c. iboreȝe 167, ifunde 179, sprunge 175, unforȝolden 59: II. iwrite 117, write 228: II, III. unwrien 162: III. biloken 81, icorene _pl._ 104, forlorene 106: IV. forsworene 103: V. biualle 198. Past of Weak Verbs: _s._ 1. hadde 15, sade 157; 3. bohte 186, kedde 193 (#cȳðde#), likede 13, sade 131, taihte 272; _pl._ 1. ladden 93, luueden 93; 3. arerde 172, hudden 162, ilaste 246, iquemde 273, leide 263, saden 227, sunegeden 262; _subj. s._ 3. hadde 139, 149 (= hadde he); _pl._ 1. swunke we 321. Participles past: alesed 136, ibet 100, 134, bicherd, bikeihte 322, idemd 106, demde 274, ofdrad 43, 288, ofdradde _pl._ 94, ispend 12, teald 120, wuned 57. Minor Groups: witen _inf._ 386, wot _pr. s._ 78, 89, 111, not 148 (= ne wot), witen _pr. pl._ 294, niten 240 (= ne witen), iwiste 1 _pt. s._ 17, wiste _pt. pl._ 141, nesten _pt. pl._ 229, 388 (= ne wisten); oh _pr. s._ 2; cunnen _inf._ 336, can 1 _pr. s._ 306, _pr. s._ 71, cunnen _pr. pl._ 305, cunne _pr. pl. subj._ 217, cuðe 1 _pt. s._ 9; þarf _pr. s._ 43, 45, 165; sal _pr. s._ 21, 26, sullen 1 _pr.
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