Gotten is nearly obsolete. It's compound forgotten is still in good use. Sweat Swet or Sweat, Spætode Sweated Sweat or Sweated *A Scripture phrase for hindered. Numb. xxii. 16, Marg.; Rom. i. 13; 2 Thess. ii. 7. The above words are selected from Murray's list of Irregulars, but besides these, there are many more that might be added, from our best clasical writers; who having dropped the e in the termination have naturally converted the d in the Imperfect and Perfect Participle into t. Especially after p, sh, ss, x, ch, or ck; as in Heapt, Fisht, Kist, Fixt, Preacht, Checkt, when they would pronounce them in one syllable; instead of using the full, proper, and more ancient form, Heaped, Fished, Kissed, Fixed, Preached, and Checked. So we have the same corruptions after the letters 1, m, and n, as in Spilt, Dreamt, Learnt, &c. Verbs of the Third Conjugation, whose Perfect Participles are formed in N. Verbs of the Fourth Conjugation, whose Perfect Participles are formed in G. The noun dung is used in Saxon, but not the verbal form. This, like many other monosyllabic words of the same formation, retains the singular and the plural construction of the Saxon preterite, from which it is derived-Ic nang, I rang-pe punzon, we rung. In propriety they should be used in different numbers. Sang, sing. rang Sung, plu. Junzon Sing Singed Sung |