THE ACTIVE INFINITIVE. 
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(2) Inflected: 
JElf. Horn. I. 48 m 1 : gemunde . . . gewrit . . . Sunu standan set Godes 
swi<5ran to gescyndenne baera Iudeiscra ungeleaffulnysse. 
&lf. Hept.: Deut. 27.13: bas sceolan standan on H. dune to wirgienne 
Ruben = stabant ad maledicendum . . . Ruben. 
Mk. 11.25: bonne ge standa<5 eow to gebiddenne = Et quum stabitis ad 
orandum. 
4. Other Verbs: — 
aliesan, release: 
(1) Uninflected: 
L. 1.72 b : he alysde us of urum feondum, . . . mildheortnesse to wyrcenne 
mid urum fsederum, and gemunan his halgan cybnesse = Sicut locutus est per os 
sanctorum . . . prophetarum ejus: salutem ex inimicis nostris ... ad faciendam 
misericordiam cum patribus nostris, et memorari testamenti sui sancti. 
(2) Inflected: 
L. 1.72 a : quoted under “Uninflected” above, L. 1.72 b . 
The following is a complete alphabetic list of the verbs followed by both 
the uninflected infinitive of purpose and the inflected infinitive of purpose: — 
aliesan, release. 
arisan, arise. 
asendan, send, offer. 
becuman, come. 
beodan, command, offer. 
beran, bear, offer. 
cuman, come. 
efstan, hasten. 
faran, go, depart. 
feran, go, depart. 
forlaetan, leave. 
fundian, set out, strive. 
gan [gangan, -o-], go. 
gecierran, turn, go. 
gesellan [-ie-, -y-], give. 
giefan, give, offer. 
onsendan, send, offer. 
sellan [-ie-, -y-], give, offer. 
sendan, send. 
sittan, sit. 
standan, stand. 
wendan, wend, go. 
III. The inflected final infinitive only is found with a very large number of 
verbs of such varied significations that it seems unwise to attempt to classify 
them. Accordingly, I give merely an 
by the inflected final infinitive: — 
seteowan [-ea-], show, appear. 
aetwindan, escape, fly away. 
afaran, travel, go. 
agiefan [-y-], give. 
al sedan, lead away. 
aliefan [-e-, -y-], allow. 
araecan, reach, hand. 
araeran, disseminate. 
astigan, ascend. 
aweccan, bring to life. 
awendan, translate. 
beciepan [-y-], sell. 
befsestan, entrust, commit. 
belaefan, leave. 
betaecan, entrust, commit. 
betSurfan, need. 
biegan, bend, turn. 
bindan, bind. 
brecan [hine], retch. 
alphabetic list of the verbs followed only 
bringan, bring. 
cytSan, make known. 
don, do, make, put. 
eowian, show, expose. 
findan, find. 
fleogan, [-e-], fly. 
forestihtian, predestinate. 
forgiefan [-y-], give. 
forsendan, send. 
gadrian, gather. 
gearcian, prepare. 
gearwian, make ready, prepare. 
gebindan, bind. 
gebredan, draw, hence feign (reflexive). 
gebugan, turn, go. 
gebycgan, buy. 
geceosan, choose. 
gecuman, come. 
gedon, commit, entrust. 
