preterite-present verb

Noun

 * 1)  A type of verb specific to Germanic languages in which the forms of the present tense resemble the forms normally found in the preterite (or past) tense of strong verbs. In modern English these are principally ; one can also include the other verbs that do not (or not always) take  in the third-person singular: . The only non-modal preterite-present verb is an archaic verb.

Translations

 * Dutch: preterito-presens, preterito-praesens
 * German: Präteritopräsentium,
 * Icelandic: núþáleg sögn
 * Italian: verbo perfetto-presente