Stæfcræft Dæġes / Grammar of the Day
13 years ago
General
In English one makes gerunds (verbal nouns) and present participles (verbal adjectives) when one adds -ing to a verb. Wrestling may either mean the act of wrestling itself (gerund) or describe someone or something that is wrestling (present participle).
In West Saxon one makes gerunds when one adds either -ing or -ung to a verb, but one makes a present participle when one adds -ende or -iende to the verb.
Gerund
Wrǽstlung is gamen.
Wrestling is a sport.
BUT
Present Participle
Seó wrǽstliende wesle is strang.
The wrestling weasel is strong.
One may wonder when one uses -ing or -ung for gerunds, and when one uses -ende or -iende for present participles. This is truly easy!
When West Saxon verb ends in -ian then one uses -ung for gerunds and -iende for present participles.
wrǽstlian, wrǽstlung, wrǽstliende
to wrestle, wrestling, wrestling
OTHERWISE
One uses -ing for gerunds and -ende for present participles.
lǽran, lǽring, lǽrende
to teach, teaching, teaching
In West Saxon one makes gerunds when one adds either -ing or -ung to a verb, but one makes a present participle when one adds -ende or -iende to the verb.
Gerund
Wrǽstlung is gamen.
Wrestling is a sport.
BUT
Present Participle
Seó wrǽstliende wesle is strang.
The wrestling weasel is strong.
One may wonder when one uses -ing or -ung for gerunds, and when one uses -ende or -iende for present participles. This is truly easy!
When West Saxon verb ends in -ian then one uses -ung for gerunds and -iende for present participles.
wrǽstlian, wrǽstlung, wrǽstliende
to wrestle, wrestling, wrestling
OTHERWISE
One uses -ing for gerunds and -ende for present participles.
lǽran, lǽring, lǽrende
to teach, teaching, teaching
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