. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
you have here. The definition of the word
will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Class 1: beißen
Present: bʰeyd- (e grade) > bīt- > bīz- > beiß-
Past: bʰoyd- (o grade) > bait- > beiz- > biss-
Past2: bʰyd- (ø grade) > bit- > bizz- > biss-
Class 2: saufen
Present: sewp- > sūp- > sūf- > sauf-
Past: sowp- > sawp- > ? > soff-
Past2: swp- > sup- > ? > söff-
Class 3a: finden
Present: pent- > finþ- > find- > vind- > find-
Past: pont- > fanþ- > fand- > vand- > fand-
Past2: pnt- > fund- > fund- > vund- > fund-
Class 3b: fechten
Present: pek-t- > feht- > feht- > fecht-
Present2: pek-t-i- > fihti- > fiht- > ficht-
Past3: pk-t-h₁nós > fuhtanaz > (gi)fohtan > gefochten
Past: foht- > focht- (remodelled from past3)
Past2: fohti- > föcht- (remodelled from past3)
Class 3b: erlöschen
Present: d̩-s-lesk- > uzlesk- > erlesc- > erlösch-
Present2: uzlisk- > erlisc- > erlisch-
Past: d̩-s-losk- > uzlosk- > erlosc- > erlosch-
Past2: d̩-s-lsk- > uzlusk- > erlusc- > erlösch-
Class 4: kommen
Present: gʷem- > kwem- > quem- > kom- > komm-
Past: gʷom- > kwam- > quam- > ? > kam-
Past2: kwēm- > quām- > ? > käm-
Class 4: sprechen
Present: spreg- > sprek- > sprehh- > sprech-
Present2: sprik- > sprihh- > sprich-
Past: sprog- > sprak- > sprahh- > sprach-
Past2: sprēk- > sprāhh- > spräch-
Past3: sprok- > sprohh- > sproch-
Class 4: nehmen
Present: nem- > nem- > nem- > nehm-
Present2: nim- > nim- > nimm-
Past: nom- > nam- > nam- > nahm-
Past2: nēm- > nām- > nähm-
Past3: nom- > nom- > nomm-
Class 5: liegen
Present: legʰ-je- > ligj- > ligg- > lieg-
Past: logʰ > lag- > lag- > lag-
Past2: lēg- > lāg- > läg-
Past3: leg- > leg- > leg-
Class 5: lesen
Present: les- > les- > les- > les- > les-
Present2: lis- > ? > ? > lies-
Past: los- > las- > las- > las- > las-
Past2: lēs- > lās- > ? > läs-
Past3: les- > les- > les- > les-
Class 6: laden
Present: kleh₂- > hlaþ- > hlad- > lad- > lad-
Present2: hlād- > ? > läd-
Past: kloh₂- > hlōþ- > hluod- > ? > lud- (compare tō > zuo > zu)
Past2: lüd-
Class 6: fahren
Present: por-éje- > far- > far- > fahr-
Present2: fār- > fähr-
Past: fōr- > fuor- > fuhr- (Proto-G: analogy from hlaþ~hlōþ)
Past2: führ- (OHG: fuori > füöri > füörə > führe)
Class 6: heben
Present: kh₂pjé- > habj- > hev- > heb-
Past: kh₂op- > hōb- > hov- > hob-
Past2: höb- (OHG: hovi > hövi > höbə > höbe)
Past3: hüb- (OHG: hovi > hüvi > hübə > hübe)
Class 6: schwören
Present: swor-je- > swarj- > swer- > schwör-
Past: swōr- > swōr- > schwor-
Past2: schwör-
Past3: schwür-
Class 7: rufen
Present: kérowp- > hrōp- > hruof- > ruf-
Past: krewp- > hriop- > ? > rief- (Compare Old Saxon hrōpan, hriop)
Class 7: ratan
Present: h₁reh₁dʰ- > rēd- > rāt- > rat-
Present2: rät- (OHG: rātit > rætit > rät)
Past: h₁roh₁dʰ- > rōd- > rīt- > riet-