Class

Infinitive

Past sg (1,3)

Past (2sg, pl)

Past participle

Vowel pattern

I

í + C

drífan  
bítan    

dráf
bát

drove
(bit)

drifon
biton

(drove)
bit

(ge)drifen
(ge)biten

driven
bitten

í á i i

II

éo/ú + C

céosan
séoþan

choose
seethe

céas
séaþ

(chose)
(seethed)

curon
sudon

(chose)
(seethed)

(ge)coren
(ge)soden

(chosen)
sodden

éo/ú éa u o

III

V + CC

helpan
feohtan
drincan

help
fight
drink

healp
feaht
dranc           

(helped)
(fought)
drank

hulpon
fuhton
druncon           

(helped)
fought
(drank)

(ge)holpen
(ge)fohten
(ge)druncen

(helped)
fought
drunk

IV
e + C
(r or l)

beran
stelan
brecan
(< class V)

bear
steal
break

baer
stael
braec

(bore)
(stole)
brake (broke)

báeron
stáelon
bráecon

(bore)
(stole)
(broke)

(ge) boren
(ge)stolen
(ge)brocen       

born(e)
stolen
broken

e ae áe o           

V

e + C
(stop or fricative)

specan
etan     

speak
eat

spaec
aet

(spoke)
ate

spáecon
áeton

(spoke)
ate

(ge)specen
(ge)eten           

(spoken)
eaten

e  ae  áe  e

VI

a + C  

scacan
standan

shake
stand

scóc
stód

shook
stood

scócon
stódon

shook
stood

(ge)scacen (ge)standen

shaken
(stood)

a  ó  ó  a

VII

feallan
cnáwan

fall
know

féoll
cnéow

fell
knew

féollon
cnéowon

fell
knew

(ge)cnáwen
(ge)feallen

known
fallen   

inf  = past part

past sg= past pl