strong verb

Meanings

1. Any of a class of Germanic verbs which use ablaut as opposed to a dental affix to indicate tense.
2. Any of a subset of English irregular verbs which lack the addition of a dental affix to indicate the simple past and past participle tenses.
3. A member of a "strong" class in a language with two or more verb classes.

Etymology

Calque of German starkes Verb, equivalent to strong + verb.