The History of English Podcast

Episode 56: The Weak vs The Strong

Jan 15, 2015
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Difference Between Strong Verbs and Weak Verbs
02:39 • 3min
3
What Are the Germanic Verbs?
05:22 • 3min
4
What Happened to the Old English Verbs?
08:01 • 4min
5
The Old English Verb System Was Breaking Down in Middle English
11:45 • 2min
6
The Evolution of Old English Strong Verbs
13:51 • 3min
7
Old English Strong Verbs
16:36 • 3min
8
What Happened to the Verbs?
19:30 • 3min
9
What's the Difference Between Strong and Weak Verbs?
22:15 • 3min
10
The Problem of Multiple Pastense Forms
25:13 • 3min
11
Hanging and Hanging
27:57 • 3min
12
Hanged, Not Hung
30:47 • 3min
13
Old English Hon and Hongien Collapsed Into a Single Word Hang
34:10 • 2min
14
The Norse Verb Form
36:22 • 2min
15
English Borrowing Strong Verbs From Old Norse
38:24 • 4min
16
The History of Old English Verbs
41:58 • 2min