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183. The following ancient forms are found chiefly in poetry:

  1. In the fourth conjugation, -ībam, -ībō, for -iēbam, -iam (future). These forms are regular in eō, go (§ 203).
  2. In the present subjunctive, -im: as in duim,perduim, retained in religious formulas and often in comedy. This form is regular in sum and volō and their compounds (§§ 170, 199).
  3. In the perfect subjunctive and future perfect indicative, -sim, -sō: as, faxim,faxō, iussō , recēpsō (= fēcerim etc.); ausim (= ausus sim ).
  4. In the passive infinitive, -ier: as, vocārier for vocārī;agier for agī .
  5. A form in -āssō, -āssere is found used as a future perfect: as, amāssis. from amō;levāssō, fromlevō; impetrāssere, from impetrō;iūdicāssit, from iūdicō (cf. § 263. 2. b. N.).
Ginn and Company, 1903.

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