Varangian: Difference between revisions

====Verb stems====

A verb can have up to 5 stems:

**Used in the infinitive, present participle, plural present tense, and imperative.

**Used in the singular present tense.

**Either identical to the primary present stem, or derived from it via i-umlaut.

**Used in the singular past tense.

**For weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is formed from the primary present stem with the ending ''-ð-'' (or one of its allomorphs).

**For strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut. Some strong verbs additionally add the ending ''-r-'' followed by weak verb endings.

**Used in the plural past tense.

**Identical to the primary past stem for the vast majority of verbs.

**Used in the past participle.

**For weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is identical to the past stem.