[[OIcel weak verbs]]
# OIcel telja-class

The <em class="ling">teltja</em>-class contains weak verbs inflecting with the following paradigm.
It is descended from the weak class I verbs (predominantly [[PGmc *lagjaną-class]]) not affected by [[Siever's law]],
and hence the stems typically exhibit short vowels.

##### Finite forms

| <em class="ling">telja</em> ‘tell’ | pres. indic.                   | pres. subj.                    | pret. indic.                   | pret. subj.                    |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
| 1sg                                | <em class="ling">tel-⁺</em>    | <em class="ling">tel-j-a⁺</em> | <em class="ling">tal-d-a </em> | <em class="ling">tel-d-a</em>  |
| 2sg                                | <em class="ling">tel-r⁺</em>   | <em class="ling">tel-ir⁺</em>  | <em class="ling">tal-d-ir</em> | <em class="ling">tel-d-ir</em> |
| 3sg                                | <em class="ling">tel-r⁺</em>   | <em class="ling">tel-i⁺</em>   | <em class="ling">tal-d-i</em>  | <em class="ling">tel-d-i</em>  |
| 1pl                                | <em class="ling">tel-j-um</em> | <em class="ling">tel-im⁺</em>   | <em class="ling">tǫl-d-um</em> | <em class="ling">tel-d-im</em> |
| 2pl                                | <em class="ling">tel-ið</em>   | <em class="ling">tel-ið⁺</em>   | <em class="ling">tǫl-d-uð</em> | <em class="ling">tel-d-ið</em> |
| 3pl                                | <em class="ling">tel-j-a</em>  | <em class="ling">tel-i⁺</em>    | <em class="ling">tǫl-d-u</em>  | <em class="ling">tel-d-i</em>  |


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