Singular Masculine a- Neuter a- Feminine o-
Nom. - - -u Acc. - - -e Gen. -es -es -e Dat. -e -e -e
Plural
Nom. -as -u -a Acc. -as -u -a Gen. -a -a -a Dat. -um -um -um
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter All Genders
Nom. -a -e -e -an
Acc. -an -an -e -an
Gen. -an -an -an -ena
Dat. -an -an -an -um
Singular Masculine a- Neuter a- Feminine o-
Nom. - - -u Acc. -ne - -e Gen. -es -es -re Dat. -um -um -re
Plural
Nom. -e -u -a Acc. -e -u -a Gen. -ra -ra -ra Dat. -um -um -um
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter All Genders
Nom. -a -e -e -an
Acc. -an -an -e -an
Gen. -an -an -an -ra, -ena
Dat. -an -an -an -um
The demonstrative pronoun se serves as a definite article (Modern English the). Its forms are:
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter All Genders
Nom. sē sēo, sīo þæt þā
Acc. þone þā þæt þā
Gen. þæs þǽre þæs þāra, þǽra
Dat. þǽm þǽre þǽm, þām þǽm, þām
Inst. þŷ, þon þǽre þŷ, þon þǽm
Another pronoun þes "this" has the forms:
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Neuter All Genders
Nom. þes þēos þis þās
Acc. þisne þās þis þās
Gen. þisses þisse, þisre þisses þissa, þisra
Dat. þissum þisse þissum þissum
Inst. þŷ þŷs
The personal pronouns:
Singular
First Person Second Person Third Person
Masc. Fem. Neuter
Nom. ic þū hē hēo hit
Acc. mē þē hine hī hit
Gen. mīn þīn his hire his
Dat. mē þē him hire him
Dual
Nom. wit git - - -
Acc. unc inc - - -
Gen. uncer incer - - -
Dat. unc inc - - -
Plural All Genders
Nom. wē gē hī
Acc. ūs ēow hī
Gen. ūre ēower hire, heora
Dat. ūs ēow him
Hwā is the interrogative "who?" or "what?". It can also be used as the indefinite "anyone, someone". Its forms are:
Masc. & Fem. Neuter
Nom. hwā hwæt
Acc. hwone hwæt
Gen. hwæs hwæs
Dat. hwǽm, hwām hwǽm, hwām
Inst. hwŷ hwŷ
Tony Jebson <jebbo@texas.net> 9th May 2001