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Intransitive verbs are formed in the Romance style by creating a compound of the verb ''[[Contionary: wisna#Valthungian|wisna]]'' and the past participle. (The participle is an adjective, and must be declined to agree with the subject.) | Intransitive verbs are formed in the Romance style by creating a compound of the verb ''[[Contionary: wisna#Valthungian|wisna]]'' and the past participle. (The participle is an adjective, and must be declined to agree with the subject.) | ||
*'' | *''S·'''īst''' lēkare '''worðna'''.'' | ||
**‘She has become a doctor.’ | **‘She has become a doctor.’ | ||
*''Is '''was''' hǣma '''gangnas'''.'' | *''Is '''was''' hǣma '''gangnas'''.'' | ||
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Transitive verbs are formed in the Gothic manner, though the ''ga-'' prefix from Gothic has since been grammaticalized and stands on its own as an adverb which is usually placed clause-finally. | Transitive verbs are formed in the Gothic manner, though the ''ga-'' prefix from Gothic has since been grammaticalized and stands on its own as an adverb which is usually placed clause-finally. | ||
*'' | *''S·ītmit '''gaf gā'''.'' | ||
**‘She had given it to him.’ | **‘She had given it to him.’ | ||
*''Ik þik '''sǣja gā'''.'' | *''Ik þik '''sǣja gā'''.'' | ||