The four following types include all verbs belonging to the first conjugation:—
259.
Principal Parts.
| Type. | Imper. | Future. | P. Participle. | Verbal Noun. | Meaning. |
| 1. | mol | molfad | molta | molaḋ | praise |
| 2. | reub | reubfad | reubṫa | reubaḋ | burst or tear |
| 3. | buail | buailfead | buailte | bualaḋ | strike |
| 4. | fóir | fóirfead | fóirṫe | fóiriṫin | help, succour |
N.B.—No notice need be taken of the variation in form of verbal nouns, as they cannot be reduced to any rule, but must be learned for each verb. The ending aḋ or eaḋ is that most frequently found, but there are numerous other endings. (See pars. 315 and 316).
260. (1) and (2) are the types for all verbs of the first conjugation whose stem ends in a broad consonant; whilst (3) and (4) are the types for the verbs of the same conjugation whose stem ends in a slender consonant.
As the conjugations of types (2) and (4) are identical with those of types (1) and (3) respectively, except the aspiration of the t in the endings mentioned in par. 258 (c), we do not think it necessary to conjugate in full the four types. We shall give the forms in modern use of the verbs mol and buail, and then give a rule which regulates the aspiration of t in the Past Participle. (See par. 282).
