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486. Addition of α and ο.—α or ο is added to the verb-stem in some verbs. Thus, μυ_κάομαι bellow (Epic 2 aor. μύκον), ἐμυ_κησάμην; ἁλίσκομαι (ἁλ-) be captured, ἁλώσομαι from ἁλο-; ὄμνυ_-μι swear (ὀμ-) ὤμοσα, ὀμώμοκα etc. (ὀμο-); οἴχομαι am gone, Epic οἴχωκα or ᾤχωκα.

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