(can only be in the 2nd person and only in present tense)
Singular
2nd Person
stem minus final letter
Plural
2nd Person
Aþ
Note: the Imperative Mood can only be in the 2nd person and only in present tense.
Inflected Infinitive: to (stem+anne)
Present Participle: stem + ende
Past Participle: stem + ed
Weak 1st Conjugation Verbs Examples
Infinitive: deman = "to judge"
First Conjugation Weak Verbs, Indicative Mood: Examples
Present Tense
Singular
1st Person
deme
2nd Person
demest
3rd Person
demeð
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
demaþ
Past Tense
Singular
1st Person
demde
2nd Person
demdest
3rd Person
demde
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
demdon
First Conjugation Weak Verbs, Subjunctive Mood: Examples
Present Tense
Singular
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
deme
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
demen
Past Tense
Singular
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
demde
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
demden
First Conjugation Weak Verbs, Imperative Mood: Examples
(can only be in the 2nd person and only in present tense)
Singular
2nd Person
Dem
Plural
2nd Person
Demaþ
Inflected Infinitive: to demanne
Present Participle: demende
Past Participle: demed
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs
Second Conjugation verbs have ian in the infinitive rather than an.
As with all conjugations, you begin with the infinitive, which for second conjugation verbs ends in ian. The infinitive is the form of the verb listed in the dictionary.
Subtract ian to find the stem of the verb.
Add the endings in the table below to the stem to form the appropriate form of the verb.
Weak 2nd Conjugation Verbs paradigms
(All endings in the tables are added to the stem of the verb)
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs, Indicative Mood:
Present Tense
Singular
1st Person
E
2nd Person
Ast
3rd Person
Aþ
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
Aþ
You'll notice that the only major difference from the First Conjugation paradigm is that "e" has been replaced with "a" in the second and third persons.
Past Tense
Singular
1st Person
ode
2nd Person
odest
3rd Person
ode
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
odon
The only difference from the first conjugation is that "o" is added before the ending. For a few verbs "a" is added instead of "o".
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs, Subjunctive Mood:
Present Tense
Singular
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
ie
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
ien
The only difference from the first conjugation is that "i" that is added before the ending.
Past Tense
Singular
1st, 2nd, 3rd Person
ode
Plural
1st, 2nd, 3rd Person
oden
The only difference from the first conjugation is that "o" that is added before the ending.
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs, Imperative Mood:
Singular
2nd Person
a
Plural
2nd Person
iaþ
Note: the Imperative Mood can only be in the 2nd person and only in present tense.
Inflected Infinitive: to stem + ianne (a few words use "eanne")
Present Participle: stem + iende (a few words use "ende")
Past Participle: stem + od (a few words use "d")
Weak 2nd Conjugation Verbs: Examples
Infinitive is "bodian" = to proclaim.
Stem is therefore "bod"
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs, Indicative Mood: Examples
Present Tense
Singular
1st Person
Bodie
2nd Person
Bodast
3rd Person
Bodaþ
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
Bodiaþ
You'll notice that the only major difference from the First Conjugation paradigm is that "e" has been replaced with "a" in the second and third persons.
Past Tense
Singular
1st Person
bodode
2nd Person
bododest
3rd Person
bodode
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
bododon
The only difference from the first conjugation is that "o" is added before the ending. For a few verbs "a" is added instead of "o".
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs, Subjunctive Mood: Examples
Present Tense
Singular
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
bodie
Plural
1st, 2nd and 3rd Persons
bodien
The only difference from the first conjugation is that "i" that is added before the ending.
Past Tense
Singular
1st, 2nd, 3rd Person
bodode
Plural
1st, 2nd, 3rd Person
bododen
The only difference from the first conjugation is that "o" that is added before the ending.
Second Conjugation Weak Verbs, Imperative Mood: Examples
(can only be in the 2nd person and only in present tense)
Singular
2nd Person
boda
Plural
2nd Person
bodiaþ
Inflected Infinitive: to bodianne
Present Participle: bodiende
Past Participle:bodod
Third Conjugation Weak Verbs
There are very few Third Conjugation Weak Verbs, and they all have various quirks in their conjugations. Therefore instead of presenting a set of endings, this page will simply show the full conjugations for the three most common and important Third Conjugation Verbs.
Infinitives:
habban = to have
libban (or lifian) = to live
secgan (or secgean) = to say