<Tr> <Td> past participle </Td> <Td> ȝeben </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Person </Th> <Th> Conjugation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ich </Td> <Td> hadde </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> þu </Td> <Td> haddest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> he / sche / hit </Td> <Td> hadde </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> we </Td> <Td> hadden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ȝe </Td> <Td> hadden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> þei </Td> <Td> hadden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> past participle </Td> <Td> ȝehad </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Person </Th> <Th> Conjugation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ich </Td> <Td> hadde </Td> </Tr>

In middle english h and gn are not silent in words of french origin