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This page describes the verb morphology, one table for each Umlaut column. In each table, each form is listed for each verb type, and finally a list of tentative underlying forms for the inflectional endings.
One general remark should be made here: It looks like the verb types for even-syllable verbs are corresponding to the different Umlaut rows, with the single difference that Umlaut row 2 corresponds to verb type III, and vice versa. Except for Umlaut Column 7, there is no difference between the two rows, so in practice this has very little significance. The difference is mainly to be seen in the vocalism of the inflectional endings. To make the order of the second syllable vowels be the same as in the Umlaut table, I have swapped type II and III in the tables below. This is clearly shown in the titles.
I have also included two productive derivations that cause Umlaut.
The Umlaut column goes like this (verb type in parenthesis):
i (I), æ (III), æ (II), ï (IV), y (V), i (VI).
Forms
Uneven
Even I
Even III
Even II
Even IV
Even V
Even VI
Underlying form of ending
Comments
Infinitive
Inf
bissiestidh
bissedh
fænkedh
bæsvodh
bïssedh
lyjhkedh
milkedh
Present tense
1Sg
bissestem
bæssam
fænkam
bæsvoem
bïssem
lyjhkem
milkem
2Sg
bissesth
bæssah
fænkah
bæsvoeh
bïssh
lyjhkh
milkh
3Sg
bisseste
bæssa
fænkoe
bysve
bæssa
lyjhkoe
milkie
1Du
bissiestien
bissien
fænkan
fænkoen
bæsvoen
bissien
lyjhkoen
milkien
2Du
bissiestidien
bisseden
fænkeden
bæsvoden
bïsseden
lyjhkeden
milkeden
3Du
bissiestægan
bissiejægan
fænkajægan
bæsvoejægan
bïssijægan
lyjhkijægan
milkijægan
1Pl
bissiestibie
bissebe
fænkebe
bæsvobe
bïssebe
lyjhkebe
milkebe
2Pl
bissiestidie
bissede
fænkede
bæsvode
bïssede
lyjhkede
milkede
3Pl
bissiestieh
bissieh
fænkah
fænkoeh
bæsvoeh
bissieh
lyjhkoeh
milkieh
Past tense
1Sg
bissiestim
bissim
bissiejim
fænkajim
bæsvoejim
bïssim
lyjhkim
milkim
2Sg
bissiestih
bissih
bissiejih
fænkajih
bæsvoejih
bïssih
lyjhkih
milkih
3Sg
bissiesti
bissesti
bissi
bissieji
fænkaji
fænkaj
bæsvoeji
bæsvoej
bïssi
lyjhki
milki
1Du
bissiestimen
bissimen
bissiejimen
fænkajimen
bæsvoejimen
bïssimen
lyjhkimen
milkimen
2Du
bissiestiden
bissiden
bissiejiden
fænkajiden
bæsvoejiden
bïssiden
lyjhkiden
milkiden
3Du
bissiestigan
bissigan
bissiejigan
fænkajigan
bæsvoejigan
bïssigan
lyjhkigan
milkigan
1Pl
bissiestimh
bissimh
bissiejimh
fænkajimh
bæsvoejimh
bïssimh
lyjhkimh
milkimh
2Pl
bissiestidh
bissidh
bissiejidh
fænkajidh
bæsvoejidh
bïssidh
lyjhkidh
milkidh
3Pl
bissiestin
bissin
betiejin
fænkajin
bæsvoejin
bïssin
lyjhkin
milkin
Imperative
2Sg
bissesth
bissieh
fænkah
bæsvoeh
bïssh
lyjhkh
milkh
2Du
bissiestidien
bisseden
fænkeden
bæsvoden
bïsseden
lyjhkeden
milkeden
2Pl
bissiestidie
bissede
fænkede
bæsvode
bïssede
lyjhkede
milkede
Infinite forms
Neg
bissesth
bissieh
fænkah
bæsvoeh
bïssh
lyjhkh
milkh
Ger
bissesteminie
bissieminie
fænkaminie
bæsvoeminie
bïsseminie
lyjhkeminie
milkeminie
Ptc
bissiestamme
bæsseme
fænkeme
bysveme
bïsseme
lyjhkeme
milkeme
VGen(?3)
bissesten
bissien
fænkan(?1)
bæsvoen
bïssen(?1)
lyjhken(?2)
milken(?2)
Derivations
Nom. ag.
bissiestæjja
bissije(?2)
fænkeje(?2)
bæsvoje
bïsseje(?2)
lyjhkeje(?2)
milkeje(?2)
Nom. act.
bissiestimmie
bisseme(?2)
fænkeme(?2)
bæsvome
bïsseme(?2)
lyjhkeme(?2)
milkeme(?2)
Rough translations of stems, Engl. (Norw.)
Transl.
steak a little (steika litt)
steak (steika)
be delayed (bli opphalde, seinka)
punish (straffa)
wash (vaska)
like, love (lika, vera glad i)
grass and x down (beita av og trampa ned)
Notes and open issues:
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