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Note, that the participle "sawn" seems to have been formed analogically after "drawn;" also, that the word did is a contracted form; and the vowel i does not represent the o of the present, but is the short vowel sound of a reduplication of the d. It is the only instance in our language. 22. Second Division. Verbs which change their vowel sound, but form their perfect participles in d or t; and are therefore weak verbs.

Note, that the y in "y-clept" is the old participial prefix, of which only one other instance remains in occasional use in our language, "y-clad." Note, also, that both "distraught" and "fraught" are formed from words derived from other languages.