ALPHABETICAL LIST OF STRONG
VERBS
N. B. - 1) + stands for cognate with English’“; the cognate words
are given after the German Infinuire when they no longer
convey the meaning of tne German.
(2) Ihe Second and Third Derson Singular Dresent Indeicative
#f Verbs with stem-voel e hars as a rule i or ie, and
similarly a becomes à, except in iragen, schaffen, and schallen.
(3) Verbs that are not very common are marked with an asterisk.
INFINITIVE 3RD SINC. PREs, IND. I1ERTECT PAST PARTICIPLE
backen bäckt büt gebacken
to bake
befehlen befiehlt befahl! befohlen
to command, order
ébefleißen (sich) befleißt sich befliß sich sich beflissen
to apply one’'s self
beginnen beginnt begann begonnen
to begin
beißen beißt biß gebissen
to bite
bergen (znr#) birgt barg geborgen
to hide
bersten birst barst? ist geborsten
to burst
bewegen? bewegt bewög bewögen
to induce
1 Imperf. Subj. befäble or beföhle; also empfähle or empföhle ol emp-
feblen l# recommend.
Verbs with long & as stem-vowel and sebären have ie in the and and.
zZrd Person Sing. Pres. Ind., the others have i, as has erloschen —gehen,
genci#en, beben, pflegen, steben, and weben keep c.
2 Imperf. Jubj. bärste or börste.
3 bewegen to move’ is a weak verb.
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