From a merger of two verbs, which came to be pronounced the same in the present tense and the infinitive due to regular sound change:
The past tense form reordon preserves the zero-grade reduplicated plural stem *re-rd-un.
rǣdan
Strong class 7 conjugation:
infinitive | rǣdan | rǣdenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | rǣde | rēd, reord |
second person singular | rǣtst | rēde, reorde |
third person singular | rǣtt, rǣt | rēd, reord |
plural | rǣdaþ | rēdon, reordon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | rǣde | rēde, reorde |
plural | rǣden | rēden, reorden |
imperative | ||
singular | rǣd | |
plural | rǣdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rǣdende | (ġe)rǣden |
Weak class 1 conjugation:
infinitive | rǣdan | rǣdenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | rǣde | rǣdde |
second person singular | rǣdest, rǣtst | rǣddest |
third person singular | rǣdeþ, rǣtt, rǣt | rǣdde |
plural | rǣdaþ | rǣddon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | rǣde | rǣdde |
plural | rǣden | rǣdden |
imperative | ||
singular | rǣd | |
plural | rǣdaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rǣdende | (ġe)rǣded |