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148 GRAMMAR III. PRETERITE. The second form, given by Lhuyd, is a rather improbable tense, and is not found elsewhere. Singular. Plural. 1. gddhven, gwedhun. i. gddhven, gwedhyn. 2. godhves, gwedhys, 2. godhveugh, gwedheugh. 3. godhvt, gwedhewys. 3. godhvons,gwedhans,gweians. IV. PLUPERFECT OR CONDITIONAL. Singular. 1. godhvien. 2. godhvies. 3. godkvia. Plural. vien. 2. godhvieugh. 3. godhviens. 3. godhvens or godhans. Plural. godhvedken, goffedhen. goahvedheugh, goffedheugh. godhvedhens, goffedhens. Plural. re woffen. re woffeugh. V. SUBJUNCTIVE. Singular. Plural. 1. godhevav, godhav. i. godhven. 2. godhvy, godhy. 2. godhveugh. 3. godhvo. VI. FUTURE. Singular. 1 . godhvedhav, goffedhav. i . 2. godhvedhes, goffedhes. 2. 3. godhvedh, goffedh. 3. VII. OPTATIVE. Singular. 1. re woffen. i. 2. re woffas. 2. 3. re woffa. 3. re woffens. IMPERATIVE. Singular. Plural. 1. wanting. i. godhvedhen. 2. godhvedh. 2. godhvedheugh. 3. godhvedhens. 3. godhvedhens. INFINITIVE, godhvos, godhvas, govos. PRESENT PARTICIPLE, ow codhvos. PAST PARTICIPLE, godhvedhes. INFLECTED PASSIVE, godher. In the impersonal form and elsewhere, when this verb has its initial in the second state, w is substituted for^-. The Optative re wdffen, etc. seems to be formed on the imperfect mixed up with the subjunctive.