Phrase guide
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noun
Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.
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noun
Any of a subset of English irregular verbs which lack the addition of a dental affix to indicate the simple past and past participle tenses.
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noun
A member of a "strong" class in a language with two or more verb classes.
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History
Calque of German starkes Verb, equivalent to strong + verb.
Across languages
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