The later the stage of the language, the less complete the coincidence in the classes. Of the present arrangement, the twelfth class coincides most throughout the Gothic languages. In the word _climb_, a reason was given for its having changed from the twelfth class to the eleventh class. This, in the present state of our knowledge, cannot always be done. These statements are made lest the reader should expect to find between the English and the Anglo-Saxon classification anything more than a partial coincidence. A detailed exhibition of the English conjugations would form a work of {332} itself. Moreover, the present classes of the strong verbs must, to a great degree, be considered as provisional. Observe, that it is the _classes_ of the strong verbs that are provisional. With the great divisions into weak and strong, the case is far otherwise. The general assertions which will be made in p. 333, respecting the strong conjugation, show most cogently that the division is a natural one. s. 385. Preliminary, however, to making them, the reader's attention is directed to the following list of verbs. In the present English they all form the praeterite in _-d_ or _-t_; in Anglo-Saxon, they all form it by a change of the vowel. In other words they are weak verbs that were once strong. _Praeterites._ _English._ | _Anglo-Saxon._ | _Present._ _Praeterite._ | _Present._ _Praeterite._ Wreak Wreaked. | Wrece Wr['ae]c. Fret Fretted. | Frete Fr['ae]t. Mete Meted. | Mete M['ae]t. Shear Sheared. | Scere Scear. Braid Braided. | Brede Br['ae]d. Knead Kneaded. | Cnede Cn['ae]d. Dread Dreaded. | Dr['ae]de Dred. Sleep Slept. | Sl['a]pe Slep. Fold Folded. | Fealde Feold. Wield Wielded. | Wealde Weold. Wax Waxed. | Weaxe Weox. Leap Leapt. | Hle['a]pe Hleop. Sweep Swept. | Sw['a]pe Sweop. Weep Wept. | Wepe Weop. Sow Sowed. | S['a]we Seow. Bake Baked. | Bace B['o]k. Gnaw Gnawed. | Gnage Gn['o]h. Laugh Laughed. | Hlihhe Hl['o]h. Wade Waded. | Wade W['o]d. Lade Laded. | Hlade Hl['o]d. Grave Graved. | Grafe Gr['o]f. Shave Shaved. | Scafe Sc['o]f. Step Stepped. | Steppe St['o]p. Wash Washed. | Wacse W['o]cs. Bellow Bellowed. | Belge Bealh. {333} Swallow Swallowed. | Swelge Swealh. Mourn Mourned. | Murne Mearn. Spurn Spurned.