Englisc/Strange Verbe Kynn 5

These verbs have a few common verbs, which alternate vowels between e-a-e. The 'a' is long, and you'll notice in an open single syllable it's doubled, while in the two-syllable or closed syllable forms, it's only 1 vowel.

Example: spreken

Verbs:
 * bidden to pray; biddeþ, baad, gebeden
 * breken to break; brikþ, braak, gebroken
 * drepen to strike; dripþ, draap, gedropen (also gedrepen)
 * etten to eat; ittþ, aat, geetten
 * forgetten to forget; forgittþ, forgaat, forgetten
 * fretten to devour; frittþ, fraat, gefretten
 * fricgen to ask, inquire; frigþ, fraag, gefregen
 * gefeen to rejoice; gefieþ, gefaah, gefeen
 * gefen to give; gifþ, gaaf, gegefen
 * genesen to be saved; geniesþ, genaas, genesen
 * getten to get; gittþ, gaat, gegetten
 * kneden to knead; knidþ, knaad, gekneden;
 * kweðen to say; kwiþþ, kwaaþ, gekweden
 * lesen to collect, gather; liesþ, laas, gelesen
 * licgen to lie down; ligþ, laag, gelegen
 * meten to measure; mietþ, maat, gemeten
 * pleen to risk; plieþ, plaah, gepleen
 * screpen to scrape; scripþ, scraap, gescrepen
 * seen to see; sieþ, saah, geseen
 * sitten to sit; sitteþ, saat, geseten
 * spreken to speak; sprikþ, spraak, gesproken
 * swefen to sleep; swifþ, swaaf, geswefen
 * þicgen to receive, accept; consume, take food, poison, medicine; consume; þigþ, þaag, geþegen;
 * treden to tread; tridþ, traad, getreden; (present typically pronounced 'tritt')
 * wefen to weave; wifþ, waaf, gewefen
 * wegen to carry; wigþ, waag, gewegen
 * wesen to be; is, was, is gewesen
 * wreken to avenge; wrikþ, wraak, gewreken