Category:Old English class 6 strong verbs

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Newest pages ordered by last category link update:
  1. gespanan
  2. bespanan
  3. scippan
  4. forspanan
  5. spanan
  6. lean
  7. gewascan
  8. haldan
  9. sceaþan
  10. þurhfaran
Oldest pages ordered by last edit:
  1. wacan
  2. sceþþan
  3. belean
  4. onwacan
  5. ymbstandan
  6. galan
  7. understondan
  8. understandan
  9. ofslean
  10. agalan

The Proto-Indo-European origin of this class is not securely known. It contains verbs with the stem vowel -a-, except those where it is followed by a sonorant and another consonant (this combination was considered a diphthong in PIE and therefore belonged to class 7).


The vowel pattern is:

Form Regular j-present
Present tense -a- -e-
Past singular ind. -ō- -ō-
Past general -ō- -ō-
Past participle -a- -a-