A Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges

Part 24

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919. As #citus#, so always #percitus# and #incitus# (once #incītus#, doubtful); usually #concitus#, rarely #concītus#; #excitus# and #excītus# equally common; always #accītus#. #ambītus# always has long #ī# (763). #āgnitus#, _recognized_, #cōgnitus#, _known_, and the adjectives #inclutus# or #inclitus#, _of high renown_, and #putus#, _clean_, have a short root vowel. For #dēfrūtum#, #dēfrutum#, see 134, 1.

LIST OF VERBS

ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPAL PARTS.

920. I. The principal parts of root verbs and of verbs in #-ere# are formed in a variety of ways and are best learned separately for every verb (922-986).

921. II. The principal parts of verbs in #-āre#, #-ēre#, and #-īre#, are usually formed as follows:

laudō, _praise_ laudāre laudāvī laudātus moneō, _advise_ monēre monuī monitus audiō, _hear_ audīre audīvī audītus

For other formations, see 989-1022.

I. PRIMITIVE VERBS.

(A.) ROOT VERBS.

922. Root verbs have their principal parts as follows:

sum, _am_ esse ---- ---- ----, _become_, _get_, _am_ fore fuī ----

For #fuam#, &c., #forem#, &c., #fore#, see 750. #fuī#, &c., serves as the perfect system of #sum#.

pos-sum, _can_ pos-se ---- ---- ----, _can_ ---- potuī ----

#potuī#, &c., serves as the perfect system of #possum#. Of the present system of #potuī#, only #potēns#, _powerful_, is used, and only as an adjective.

dō, _give_, _put_ dare dedī datus

For compounds, see 757.

bibō, _drink_ bibere bibī pōtus

So the compounds, with the reduplication preserved in the perfect system (860).

serō, _sow_ serere sēvī satus

Compounds have #i# for #a# in the perfect participle: as, #cōn-situs#.

sistō, _set_ sistere -stitī, status rarely stitī inquam, _quoth I_ ---- inquiī once ---- eō, _go_ īre iī, itum, -itus very rarely īvī queō, _can_ quīre quīvī quitus ne-queō, _can’t_ ne-quīre ne-quīvī ne-quitus edō, _eat_ ēsse ēdī ēsus volō, _will_, velle voluī ---- _wish_, _want_ nōlō, _won’t_ nōlle nōluī ---- mālō, _like better_ mālle māluī ---- ferō, _carry_ ferre (tulī) (lātus)

For #tulī#, old #tetulī#, and #lātus#, see 780; for the perfect of #re-ferō#, 861.

(B.) VERBS IN #-ere#.

(A.) PERFECT STEM WITHOUT A SUFFIX.

923. (1 _a_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have a reduplicated perfect stem (858), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

924. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

canō, _make music_ canere cecinī (cantātus)

For #con-cinō#, #oc-cinō#, and #prae-cinō#, see 971 and 823.

tendō, _stretch_ tendere tetendī tentus

For #tennitur# (Ter.), #dis-tennite# (Plaut.), see 166, 4; late participle #tēnsus#. Compounds have #-tendī# (860) and #-tentus#. But sometimes #ex-tēnsus#, and in late writers, #dē-tēnsus#, #dis-tēnsus#, #os-tēnsus#, and #re-tēnsus#.

925. (_b._) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831).

pangō, _fix_ pangere pepigī, _agreed_ pāctus

In meaning, the perfect #pepigī# corresponds to #pacīscor#; #pānxit#, _made_, _set in verse_ (Enn.), #pānxerit#, _set_ (Col.), #pēgit# (Pac.), #pēgerit# (Cic.), _fixed_, once each. For #com-pingō# and #im-pingō#, see 938.

pungō, _punch_ pungere pupugī pūnctus

For #com-pungō# and #ex-pungō#, see 954 and 823.

tangō, _touch_ tangere tetigī tāctus

In old Latin: #tagō# (Turp.), #tagit#, #tagam# (Pac.). Compounds have #i# for #a# in the present system: as, #con-tingō#, #con-tingere#, #con-tigī# (860), #con-tāctus#; in old Latin: #at-tigās# (Plaut., Ter., Acc., Pac.), #at-tigat# (Pac.), #at-tigātis# (Plaut., Pac.).

926. (_c._) With the present stem in #-l{o|e-}# (833).

tollō, _take off_ tollere (sus-tulī) (sub-lātus)

As the perfect and perfect participle of #tollō# are appropriated by #ferō#, #tollō# takes those of #sus-tollō#. The original perfect is #tetulī# (860).

927. (_d._) With the present stem in #-sc{o|e-}# (834).

discō, _learn_ discere didicī ---- poscō, _demand_ poscere poposcī ----

For #poposcī#, see 855. For #-didicī# and #-poposcī#, see 860.

928. (_e._) With the present stem in #-i{o|e-}# (836).

pariō, _bring forth_ parere peperī partus

For forms in #-īre#, see 791. #com-periō#, 1012; #re-periō#, 1011.

929. (1 _b_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have a reduplicated perfect stem (858), and the perfect participle, when used, is #-sus# (912).

930. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

cadō, _fall_ cadere cecidī -cāsus

Compounds have #i# for #a# in the present system: as, #oc-cidō#, #oc-cidere#, #oc-cidī# (860), #oc-cāsus#. Rarely #e# in the present and perfect systems (Enn., Lucr., Varr.): as, #ac-cedere#, #ac-cedisset# (109). For the perfect of #re-cidō#, see 861.

caedō, _fell_, _cut_ caedere cecīdī caesus

Compounds have #ī# for #ae#: as, #ac-cīdō#, #ac-cīdere#, ac-cīdī (860), #ac-cīsus#.

parcō, _spare_ parcere pepercī ----

#pepercī#, &c. (regularly in Cic., Caes., Hor., Ov., Mart.; Nep. once; also Plaut. twice, Ter. once). Old #parsī#, &c. (Plaut. 8, Cato, Ter., Nov., Nep., once each); once #parcuit# (Naev.). Compounds: #com-perce# (Plaut.), #con-parsit# (Ter.), #in-perce#, #im-percitō#, #re-percis# (Plaut.), #re-parcent# (Lucr.).

pendō, _weigh_, _pay_ pendere pependī pēnsus

931. (_b._) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831).

tundō, _pound_ tundere tutudī not used tūnsus

For the perfect of #re-tundō#, see 861; other compounds have the perfect #-tudī# (861), but once #con-tūdit# (Enn.). Perfect participle, #tūsus# (Plin., Mart.); compounds: #con-tūnsus# (Plin.), #con-tūsus# (Cato, Varr., Caes., Lucr., Sal., Verg., &c.); #ob-tūnsus# (Plaut., Verg., Liv., Sen.), #op-tūsus#, #ob-tūsus# (Lucr., Sen., Quintil., Tac.); #per-tūssus# (Plaut.), #per-tūsus# (Cato, Lucr., Liv., Sen., &c.); #re-tūnsus# (Plaut., Verg.), #re-tūsus# (Cic., Lucr., Hor.); #sub-tūsus# (Tib.).

932. (_c._) With the present stem in #-r{o|e-}#, or #-l{o|e-}# (833).

currō, _run_ currere cucurrī cursum

For perfect of compounds, see 860.

fallō, _cheat_ fallere fefellī falsus

Compound #re-fellō#, #re-fellere#, #re-fellī# (860), #----#.

pellō, _push_ pellere pepulī pulsus

For the perfect of #re-pellō#, see 861. Other compounds have #-pulī# (860).

933. (1 _c_.) The following verbs in #-ere# are without the reduplication (861):

934. (_a._) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831).

findō, _split apart_ findere -fidī, rarely fidī fissus scindō, _rend_ scindere -scidī, rarely scidī scissus

935. (_b._) With the present stem in #-l{o|e-}# (833).

per-cellō, _knock down_ per-cellere per-culī per-culsus

936. (2 _a_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have a perfect stem consisting of a consonant root with a long vowel (862), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

937. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

agō, _drive_ agere ēgī āctus

Real compounds have #i# for #a# in the present system: as, #ab-igō#, #ab-igere#, #ab-ēgī#, #ab-āctus#; but #per-agō# retains #a#. #cōgō# and #dēgō# are contracted: #cōgō#, #cōgere#, #co-ēgī#, #co-āctus#; #dēgō#, #dēgere#, #----#, #----#.

emō, _take_, _buy_ emere ēmī emptus

#co-emō# retains #e# in the present system, and usually #inter-emō# and #per-emō#; other compounds have #-imō#. For #cōmō#, #dēmō#, #prōmō#, and #sūmō#, see 952.

----, _strike_ ---- īcī ictus

Forms of the present system are #īcit# (Plaut., Lucr.), #īcitur# (Plin.), #īcimur# (Lucr.).

legō, _pick up_, _read_ legere lēgī lēctus

Compounds with #ad#, #inter#, #nec-#, #per#, #prae#, and #re-#, have #-legō# in the present system, others #-ligō#. For #dī-ligō#, #intel-legō#, #neg-legō#, see 952.

938. (_b._) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831).

com-pingō, _fix together_ com-pingere com-pēgī com-pāctus

A compound of #pangō# (925, 823).

frangō, _smash_ frangere frēgī frāctus

Compounds have #i# for #a# in the present system: as, #cōn-fringō#, #cōn-fringere#, #cōn-frēgī#, #cōn-frāctus#.

im-pingō, _drive in_ im-pingere im-pēgī im-pāctus

A compound of #pangō# (925, 823). So also #op-pēgī#.

linquō, _leave_ linquere līquī -lictus rumpō, _burst_ rumpere rūpī ruptus

So the compounds. But Plautus has #con-rumptus# and #dir-rumptus#.

vincō, _conquer_ vincere vīcī victus

939. (_c._) With the present stem in #-sc{o|e-}# (834).

pavēscō, _get afraid_ pavēscere ex-pāvī ----

940. (_d._) With the present stem in #-i{o|e-}# (836).

capiō, _take_ capere cēpī captus

Compounds have #i# for #a# in the present system and #e# in the perfect participle: as, #in-cipiō#, #in-cipere#, #in-cēpī#, #in-ceptus#. In the present system, #e# is rare: as, #re-cepit# (Lucr.); #u# is frequent in old Latin.

coepiō, _begin_ rare coepere once coepī coeptus

See 812-814.

faciō, _make_ facere fēcī factus

For #fac#, see 846; for passive, 788. Compounds have #i# for #a# in the present system and #e# in the perfect participle: as, #ef-ficiō#, #ef-ficere#, #ef-fēcī#, #ef-fectus#.

fugiō, _run away_ fugere fūgī ---- iaciō, _throw_ iacere iēcī iactus

Compounds have #-iciō# (104, _c_), #-icere#, #-iēcī#, #-iectus#: as, #ē-iciō#, #ē-icere#, #ē-iēcī#, #ē-iectus#. In old Latin the present system has rarely #-ieciō#; #-iecere#. #dis-siciō# is sometimes used (Lucr., Verg.) for #dis-iciō#.

941. (2 _b_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have a perfect stem consisting of a consonant root with a long vowel (862), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-sus# (912).

942. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

cūdō, _hammer_ cūdere -cūdī -cūsus

943. (_b._) With reduplication and #{-o|e-}# in the present stem (829).

sīdō, _settle_ sīdere sīdī, -sīdī, -sēdī -sessus

944. (_c._) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831).

fundō, _pour_ fundere fūdī fūsus

945. (_d._) With the present stem in #-s{o|e-}# for #-t{o|e-}# (835).

vīsō, _go to see_ vīsere vīsī ----

946. (_e._) With the present stem in #-i{o|e-}# (836).

fodiō, _dig_ fodere fōdī fossus

For forms in #-īre#, see 791.

947. (2 _c_.) The following verbs in #-ere# (367) with the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (837, 840), have the perfect stem in #-u-# or in #-v-# of the theme (865), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

acuō, _sharpen_ acuere acuī acūtus adjective arguō, _make clear_ arguere arguī argūtus rare con-gruō, _agree_ con-gruere con-gruī ---- ex-uō, _doff_ ex-uere ex-uī ex-ūtus im-buō, _give a smack of_ im-buere im-buī im-būtus ind-uō, _don_ ind-uere ind-uī ind-ūtus in-gruō, _impend_ in-gruere in-gruī ---- luō, _pay_, _atone for_ luere luī -lūtus, _washed_ metuō, _fear_ metuere metuī metūtus once -nuō, _nod_ -nuere -nuī ---- pluit, _it rains_ pluere pluit, plūvit ---- ruō, _tumble down_ ruere ruī -rutus so-lvō, _loose_ so-lvere so-lvī so-lūtus spuō, _spit_ spuere -spuī ---- statuō, _set_ statuere statuī statūtus

Compounds have #i# for #a# throughout: as, #cōn-stituō#, #cōn-stituere#, &c.

volvō, _roll_ volvere volvī volūtus suō, _sew_ suere -suī sūtus tribuō, _assign_ tribuere tribuī tribūtus

948. Two verbs in #-ere# with the present stem in #-nu{o|e-}# (833), have the perfect stem in #-nu-# (865), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

minuō, _lessen_ minuere minuī minūtus sternuō, _sneeze_ sternuere sternuī ----

949. (3.) The following verbs in #-ere# have a perfect stem consisting of a root ending in two consonants (866), and the perfect participle in #-sus# (912):

950. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829); most have a nasal (831).

-cendō, _light_ -cendere -cendī -cēnsus -fendō, _hit_ -fendere -fendī -fēnsus mandō, _chew_ mandere mandī once mānsus pandō, _open_ pandere pandī passus, pānsus

For #dis-pennite# (Plaut.), see 166, 4. #dis-pandō#, #dis-pendō#, has perfect participle #dis-pessus# (Plaut., Lucr.), #dis-pānsus# (Lucr., Plin., Suet.).

pre-hendō, _seize_ pre-hendere pre-hendī pre-hēnsus

Rarely #prae-hendō#; but very often #prēndō#, #prēndere#, #prēndī#, #prēnsus#.

scandō, _climb_ scandere -scendī -scēnsus

Compounds have #e# for #a# throughout: as, #dē-scendō#, #dē-scendere#, &c.

vorrō, verrō, _sweep_ vorrere, -vorrī, -verrī vorsus, versus verrere vortō, vertō, _turn_ vortere, vortī, vertī vorsus, versus vertere

951. (_b._) With the present stem in #-l{o|e-}# (833).

vollō, vellō, _tear_ vollere, vellere vollī, vellī volsus, vulsus

Late perfect #vulsī# (Sen., Luc.); #-vulsī# (Laber., Col., Sen., Luc.).

[Errata: 925 ... For #com-pingō# and #im-pingō# #com-pingo# 930. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# #{o-|e-}# (829). (829.) (Enn., Lucr., Varr.) Enn. Lucr., 937 ... Compounds with #ad#, #inter#, #nec-#, #per#, #prae# #per#. #prae# 938 ... com-pingō, _fix together_ com-pingo]

(B.) PERFECT STEM IN #-s-#, OR IN #-v-# OR #-u-#.

PERFECT STEM IN #-s-#.

952. (1 _a_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have the perfect stem in #-s-# (867), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

953. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

carpō, _nibble_, _pluck_ carpere carpsī carptus

Compounds have #e# for #a#: as, #dē-cerpō#, #dē-cerpere#, #dē-cerpsī#, #dē-cerptus#.

com-būrō, _burn up_ com-būrere com-bussī com-būstus cōmō, _put up_ cōmere cōmpsī cōmptus

Compound of #com-# and #emō# (937, 823). See also #dēmō#, #prōmō#, #sūmō#.

coquō, _cook_ coquere coxī coctus dēmō, _take away_ dēmere dēmpsī dēmptus dīcō, _say_ dīcere dīxī dictus

For #dīc#, see 846.

dī-ligō, _esteem_ dī-ligere dī-lēxī dī-lēctus

Compound of #dis-# and #legō# (937, 823). See also #intel-legō# and #neg-legō#.

dūcō _lead_ dūcere dūxī ductus

For #dūc#, #ē-dūc#, see 846.

-flīgō, _smash_ -flīgere -flīxī -flīctus

Of the simple verb, #flīgit# occurs (L. Andr.), #flīgēbant# (Lucr.), and #flīgī# (L. Andr., Acc.).

gerō, _carry_ gerere gessī gestus intel-legō, _understand_ intel-legere intel-lēxī intel-lēctus neg-legō, _disregard_ neg-legere neg-lēxī neg-lēctus

In the perfect system very rarely #intel-lēgī# and #neg-lēgī# (862, 823).

nūbō, _veil_, nūbere nūpsī nūpta _marry (a man)_ prōmō, _take out_ prōmere prōmpsī prōmptus regō, _guide_, _rule_ regere rēxī rēctus

In the present system, #con-rigō# and #ē-rigō#; commonly #por-rigō#, sometimes #porgō#; rarely #sur-rigō#, commonly #surgō#; always #pergō#.

rēpō, _creep_ rēpere rēpsi ---- scalpō, _dig_ scalpere scalpsī scalptus scrībō, _write_ scrībere scrīpsī scrīptus sculpō, _carve_ sculpere sculpsī sculptus struō, _build up_ struere strūxī strūctus sūgō, _suck_ sūgere sūxī suctus sūmō, _take up_ sūmere sūmpsī sūmptus tegō, _cover_ tegere tēxī tēctus trahō, _drag_ trahere trāxī tractus ūrō, _burn_ ūrere ussī ustus vehō, _cart_ vehere vēxī vectus vīvō, _live_ vīvere vīxī ----

954. (_b._) With the present stem in a nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831).

cingō, _gird_ cingere cīnxī cīnctus com-pungō, _prick over_ com-pungere com-pūnxī com-pūnctus

A compound of #pungō# (925, 823).

ē-mungō, _clean out_ ē-mungere ē-mūnxī ē-mūnctus ex-pungō, _prick out_ ex-pungere ex-pūnxī ex-pūnctus

A compound of #pungō# (925, 823).

fingō, _mould_ fingere fīnxī fīctus iungō, _join_ iungere iūnxī iūnctus pingō, _paint_ pingere pīnxī pīctus plangō, _beat_ plangere plānxī plānctus stinguō, _poke_, _poke out_ stinguere -stīnxī -stīnctus stringō, _peel_, _graze_ stringere strīnxī strīctus tingō, _wet_ tingere tīnxī tīnctus unguō, _anoint_ unguere ūnxī ūnctus

Sometimes #ungō#, #ungere#, &c., in the present system.

955. (_c._) With the present stem in #-n{o|e-}# (833).

temnō, _scorn_ temnere (con-tempsī) (con-temptus)

956. (_d._) With the present stem in #-i{o|e-}# (836).

ad-liciō, _lure_ ad-licere ad-lexī ---- in-liciō, _inveigle_ in-licere in-lexī in-lectus pel-liciō, _lead astray_ pel-licere pel-lexī pel-lectus -spiciō, _spy_ -spicere -spēxī -spectus

Forms of the simple verb are old and rare: as, #specitur#, #spicit#, #spece# (Plaut.), #specimus# (Varr.), #spiciunt# (Cato), #spēxit# (Naev., Enn.).

957. (1 _b_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have the perfect stem in #-s-# (867), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-sus# (912):

958. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

cēdō, _move along_ cēdere cessī cessus claudō, _shut_ claudere clausī clausus

Sometimes #clūdō#, #clūdere#, #clūsī#, #clūsus#. Compounds have #ū# for #au# throughout.

dī-vidō, _separate_ dī-videre dī-vīsī dī-vīsus fīgō, _pin_ fīgere fīxī fīxus, twice fīctus fluō, _flow_ fluere flūxī fluxus adjective laedō, _hurt_ laedere laesī laesus

Compounds have #ī# for #ae# throughout: as, #in-līdō#, #in-līdere#, &c.

lūdō, _play_ lūdere lūsī lūsus mittō, _send_ mittere mīsī missus mergō, _dip_, _duck_ mergere mersī mersus plaudō, _clap_ plaudere plausī plausus

Also #ap-plaudō#, #ap-plaudere#, &c. Other compounds have usually #ō# for #au# throughout: as, #ex-plōdō#, &c.; but #ex-plaudō# (Lucr.).

premō, _squeeze_ premere pressī pressus

Compounds have #i# for #e# in the present system: as, #com-primō#, &c.

rādō, _scrape_ rādere rāsī rāsus rōdō, _gnaw_ rōdere rōsī rōsus spargō, _scatter_ spargere sparsī sparsus

Compounds usually have #e# for #a# throughout: as, #cōn-spergō#, &c.

trūdō, _shove_ trūdere trūsī trūsus vādō, _go_ vādere -vāsī -vāsus

959. (_b._) With the present stem in #-sc{o|e-}# (834).

algēscō, _get cold_ algēscere alsī ---- ardēscō, _flame out_ ardēscere arsī (ex-arsī) ---- lūcēscō, _grow light_ lūcēscere -lūxī ----

Sometimes in the present system #lūcīscō#, #lūcīscere#, &c.

frīgēscō, _grow cold_ frīgēscere -frīxī ---- vīvēscō, _get alive_ vīvēscere (re-vīxī) ----

In composition, also #re-vīvīscō#, #re-vīvīscere#.

960. (_c._) With the present stem in #-t{o|e-}# (835).

flectō, _turn_ flectere flexī flexus nectō, _bind together_ nectere nexī, nexuī nexus

Perfect system rare: #nexit# (Lucil., Acc.); #nexuit#, #ad-nexuerant# (Sall.).

pectō, _comb_ pectere pexī pexus once

961. (_d._) With the present stem in #-i{o|e-}# (836).

quatiō, _shake_ quatere -cussī quassus

Compounds drop the #a# (111, _a_): as, #in-cutiō#, #in-cutere#, #in-cussī#, #in-cussus#.

[Errata: 954 ... nasalized root followed by #{-o|e-}# (831). final . missing 956 ... #spiciunt# (Cato), #spēxit# (Naev., Enn.). text unchanged: error for spexit?]

PERFECT STEM IN #-v-#.

962. (2 _a_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have the perfect stem in #-v-#, preceded by a long vowel of the root (869), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

963. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

terō, _rub_ terere trīvī trītus

Perfect infinitive once in pentameter verse (823) #at-teruisse# (Tib.).

964. (_b._) With the present stem in #-n{o|e-}# (833).

cernō, _sift_, cernere crēvī, certus, -crētus _separate_, _see_ _decided_ linō, _besmear_ linere lēvī, litus rarely līvī

In the present system some forms in #-īre# are used by late writers.

sinō, _leave_, _let_ sinere sīvī situs

Perfect system forms of #sinō# and #dē-sinō# in #-v-# are: #sīvī# (Plaut., Ter., Cic.); #dē-sīvit# (Sen.), #sīvistis# (Cic.), once each; #sīverīs# (Plaut., Cato), #dē-sīverit# (Cato, Gell.), #sīverint# (Plaut., Curt.), #sīvisset# (Cic., Liv.). Much oftener without #-v-#: as, #dē-siī# (Sen.), #sīstī# (Plaut., Cic.); #dē-sīstī# often, #siit# once (Ter.), #dē-siit# (Varr., Sen., &c.), #dē-sīt# (Mart., &c.), #dē-siimus# (Lent.), #dē-sīmus# (893), #sīstis#; #dē-siērunt# (Cic., Liv.); #dē-sierat#, #dē-sierit# (Cic.); #dē-sīssem#, &c., #sīsset#, #sīssent#, #dē-sīsse#. For #sīrīs#, &c., see 893; for #pōnō#, 972.

spernō, _spurn_ spernere sprēvī sprētus sternō, _strew_ sternere strāvī strātus

965. (_c._) With the present stem in #-sc{o|e-}# (834).

crēscō, _grow_ crēscer crēv crētus nōscō, _get to know_ nōscere nōvī nōtus adjective

Compounds: #ī-gnōscō#, #ī-gnōvī#, #ī-gnōtum#; #ā-gnōscō#, #ā-gnōvī#, #ā-gnitus#; #cō-gnōscō#, #cō-gnōvī#, #cō-gnitus#; #dī-nōscō#, #dī-nōvī#, rarely #dī-gnōscō#, #dī-gnōvī#, #----#; #inter-nōscō#, #inter-nōvī#, #----#. Old passive infinitive GNOSCIER (inscr. 186 B.C.).

pāscō, _feed_ pāscere pāvī pāstus scīscō, _enact_ scīscere scīvī scītus

966. (2_b_.) The following verbs in #-ere# have the perfect stem in #-v-#, preceded by the long vowel of a presumed denominative stem (870), and the perfect participle, when used, in #-tus#:

967. (_a._) With the present stem in #{-o|e-}# (829).

petō, _aim at_ petere petīvī petītus

In the perfect, sometimes #petiī# (Cic., Ov., Liv., Val. Fl., Plin. _Ep._), PETIEI (inscr.), #petī# late (Sen., Stat.); #petiit# (Cic., Hor., Tac., Suet.), #petīt# (Verg., Ov., Phaedr., Sen., Luc., Suet.), #petiisse# (Verg., Hor., Ov., Val. Fl., Stat.).

quaerō, _inquire_ quaerere quaesīvī quaesītus

Compounds sometimes retain #ae# in old Latin, but usually have #ī# for #ae# throughout: as, #con-quīrō#, #con-quīrere#, &c.

968. (_b._) With the present stem in #-sc{o|e-}# (834).