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Old English Noun and Verb Declensions

The document summarizes Old English nominal declensions, including: 1) Noun declensions for different genders and stem types in the nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative cases for both singular and plural. 2) Adjective declensions for different genders and definite/indefinite in the same cases. 3) Personal pronoun declensions for the first, second, and third person in the nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative cases in both singular and dual.
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Old English Noun and Verb Declensions

The document summarizes Old English nominal declensions, including: 1) Noun declensions for different genders and stem types in the nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative cases for both singular and plural. 2) Adjective declensions for different genders and definite/indefinite in the same cases. 3) Personal pronoun declensions for the first, second, and third person in the nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative cases in both singular and dual.
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cases : Nominative , Genitive

,
Dative ,
gender
Accusative Nouns

Masc
(a-stems)
Strong
-
Neut (a-stems) Fem (-o stems) - Weak
(-an stems) Mutated

Interrogative
Short Long Short Long Masc Neut Fem Masc Fem
Pronouns
Case ‘dog’ 'limb' 'animal' 'love' 'bridge' 'ox' 'ear' 'earth' 'tooth' 'foot' 'louse' 'book'
N hund lim de#or lufu brycg oxa e#are eor›e to#› fo#t lu#s bo#c Masc,
Neut
Fem
A hund lim de#or lufe brycge oxan e#are eor›an to#› fo#t lu#s bo#c
Singular

N hwa# hwæt
G hundes limes de#ores lufe brycge oxan e#aran eor›an to#›es fo#tes lu#se, ly#s bo#ce, be#c
hwone,
A hwæt
D hunde lime de#ore lufe brycge oxan e#aran eor›an te#› fe#t ly#s be#c hwæne

N, A hundas limu de#or lufa brycga oxan e#aran eor›an te#› fe#t ly#s be#c G hwæs
Plural

G hunda lima de#ora lufa brycga oxena e#arena eor›ena to#›a fo#ta lu#sa bo#ca D hwæm, hwa#m

D hundum limum de#orum lufum brycgum oxum e#arum eor›um to#›um fo#tum lu#sum bo#cum I hwy#, hwon, hwi#

Adjectives

Case Masc
Strong (Indefinite)
Neut Fem Masc
Weak (Definite)
Neut Fem
Old English
N go#d go#d go#d1 go#da go#de
c
go#de Nominal Declensions
A go#dne go#d go#de go#dan go#de go#dan
Singular

G go#des go#des go#dre go#dan go#dan go#dan


Personal Pronouns
D go#dum go#dum go#dre go#dan go#dan go#dan
3rd
N, A go#de go#d1 go#da go#dan
1
Short Case 1st 2nd Masc Fem Neut
Plural

G go#dra go#dra go#dra go#dena, go#dra stem:


-u N ic flu# he# he#o (hi#e, hi#, hi#o) hit
D go#dum go#dum go#dum go#dum
A me#, mec fle#, flec hine (hiene) hi#e (hi#, hy#) hit
Singular

Determiners G mi#n fli#n his hiere (hire, hyre) his


“that, the” “this” D me# fle# him hiere (hire, hyre) him
Case Masc Neut Fem Masc Neut Fem
N wit git
N se flæt se#o fles flis fle#os
A unc (uncit) inc (incit)
Dual

A flone flæt fla# flisne flis fla#s N/A


Singular

G uncer incer
G flæs flæs flæ#re flisses flisses flisse D unc inc
D flæ#m (fla#m) flæ#m (fla#m) flæ#re flissum flissum flisse N we# ge# hi#e (hi#, hy#, hi#o)
N, A fla# fla#s A u#s (u#sic) e#ow (i#ow, e#owic) hi#e (hi#, hy#, hi#o)
Plural
Plural

G fla#ra (flæ#ra) flissa G u#re (u#ser) e#ower (i#ower) hiera (hira, hyra, heora)

D flæ#m (fla#m) flissum D u#s e#ow (i#ow) him (heom)


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Old English Verbal Declensions
aspect ?

Weak Strong
*
Weak Ia Weak Ib Weak II Weak III Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6
fremman bærnan lo#cian habban dri#fan ce#osan singan stelan sprecan scacan
Infinitive ‘to do’ ‘to burn’ ‘to have’ ‘to sing’ ‘to steal’ ‘to speak’ ‘to shake’
‘to look’ ‘to drive’ ‘to choose’
moods 1 Sg fremme bærne lo#cie hæbbe dri#fe ce#ose singe stile sprice scæce
Indicative

2 Sg fremest St bærnst lo#cast hæfst dri#fst ce#osest singst stilst spricst scæcst
+
3 Sg fremefl th bærnfl lo#cafl hæf(a)fl dri#f› ce#ose› sing› stil› spric› scæc›
Pl fremmafl bærnafl lo#ciafl habbafl dri#fa› ce#osa› singa› stila› sprica› scæca›
Present

Sg fremme bærne lo#cie hæbbe dri#fe ce#ose singe stile sprice scæce
Subj

*
Pl fremmen bærnen lo#cien hæbben dri#fen ce#osen singen stilen spricen scæcen
2 Sg freme bærn lo#ca hafa dri#f ce#os sing stil spric scæc
Imper

!
2 Pl fremmafl bærnafl lo#ciafl habbafl dri#fa› ce#osa› singa› stila› sprica› scæca›

Participle fremmende bærnende lo#ciende hæbbende dri#fende ce#osende singende stilende spricende scæcende

1, 3 Sg fremede bærnde lo#code hæfde dra#f ce#os sang stæl spræc sco#c
Indicative

2 Sg fremedest bærndest lo#codest hæfdest dri#fe cuse sunge stæ#le spræ#ce sco#ce

Pl fremedon bærndon lo#codon hæfdon dri#fon cuson sungon stæ#lon spræ#con sco#con
Past

Sg fremede bærnde lo#code hæfde dri#fe cuse sunge stæ#le spræ#ce sco#ce
Subj

Pl fremeden bærnden lo#coden hæfden dri#fen cusen sungen stæ#len spræ#cen sco#cen

Participle (ge)fremed (ge)bærned (ge)lo#cod (ge)hæfd (ge)dri#fen (ge)cosen (ge)sungen (ge)stolen (ge)sprecen (ge)scacen

Other Verbs
wesan be#on do#n willan ga#n wesan be#on do#n willan ga#n
Infinitive ‘to be’ ‘to want, wish’ ‘to be’ ‘to want, wish’
‘to be’ ‘to do, make, take’ ‘to go, walk’ ‘to be’ ‘to do, make, take’ ‘to go, walk’
1 Sg eom be#o do# wille ga# wæs dyde wolde e#ode
Indicative

2 Sg eart bist de#st wilt gæ#st wæ#re dydest woldest e#odest

3 Sg is bifl de#fl wile gæ#fl wæs dyde wolde e#ode

Pl sind(on) be#ofl do#fl willafl ga#fl wæ#ron dydon woldon e#odon


Present

Past

Sg sy# be#o do# wille ga# wæ#re dyde wolde e#ode


Subj

Pl sy#n be#on do#n willen ga#n wæ#ren dyden wolden e#oden

2 Sg wes be#o do# wille ga#


Imper

N/A
2 Pl wesafl be#ofl do#fl willafl ga#fl

Participle wesende be#onde do#nde willende ga#nde (ge)be#on (ge)do#n (ge)willan (ge)ga#n

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