Lesson 10 Flashcards
Past Tense of Strong Verbs
ablaut
vowel changes in a root in different grammatical categories that aren’t conditioned by other vowels
dauð·r
“dead”
deyj·a
“die”
class VI strong with I-mutation in entire present (dey·r dó dó·u dá·inn)
far·a
“go, travel; happen”
class VI strong (fer·r fór fór·u far·inn)
fá
“get”
class VII strong (fæ·r fekk feng·u feng·inn)
gang·a
“walk, go”
class VII strong (geng·r gekk geng·u geng·inn)
heit·a
“be named”
class VII strong with pseudo-weak present (heit·ir hét hét·u heit·inn)
heit·a
“command, swear, give a name”
class VII strong (heit·r hét hét·u heit·inn)
stand·a
“stand”
class VI strong (stend·r stóð stóð·u stað·inn)
sverj·a
“swear (an oath)”
class VI strong with I-mutation in present (sver·r svór svór·u svar·inn)
tak·a
“take”
class VI strong (tek·r tók tók·u tek·inn)