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    The document summarizes the declension patterns of Old English nouns, adjectives, and pronouns. For nouns, it provides examples of the different declension classes based on stem endings, including the nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative cases. It then does the same for adjectives, showing the indefinite and definite forms. Finally, it outlines the declension of personal, demonstrative, and other pronouns in Old English.

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    DECLENSION OF OLD ENGLISH NOUNS.

    Vocal stems.
    -a / ja / -o / jo/ -u
    case masc neutr fem masc/fem
    -a -ja -a- -ja -o -jo
    hrin, n.m.a here, n.m.ja scip, n.n.a rice, n.n.ja cearu, n.f.o bryZ, n.f.jo sunu, n.m.u
    N. hrin here scip rice caru brycZ sunu
    G. hrines her(i)es scippes rices care brycZe sunu
    D. hrine her(i)es scipe rice care brycZe suna
    Acc. hrin here scip rice care brycZe sunu

    N hrinas her(i)as scipu ric(i)u cara brycZa suna


    G hrina her(i)a scipa ric(e)a cara brycZa suna
    D hrinum her(i)um scipum ric(i)um carum brycZum sunum
    Acc. hrinas her(i)as scipu ric(i)u cara brycZe suna

    Consonantal stems.
    -n -r -es
    masc fem neutr masc fem
    N steorra heorte ēae fǽder dohtor lamb
    G steorran heortan ēaan fǽder dohtor lambes
    D steorran heortan ēaan fǽder dohter lambe
    Acc steorran heortan ēae fǽder dohtor lambe

    N steorra heortan ēaan fǽderas dohtor lambru


    G steorrena heortena ēaena fǽdera dohtra lambra
    D steorrum heortum ēaum fǽderum dohtrum lambrum
    Acc steorran heortan ēaan fǽderas dohtor lambru

    DECLENSION OF OLD ENGLISH ADJECTIVES. sceort / adj/ - short


    Indefinite form Definite form
    masc fem neutr masc fem neutr
    N sceort sceort sceort sceorta sceorte sceorte
    G sceortes sceortre sceortes sceortan sceortan sceortan
    D sceortum sceortre sceortum sceortan sceortan sceortan
    Acc sceortne sceort sceort sceortan sceortan sceorte
    Inst sceorte sceortre sceorte

    N sceorte sceorta sceort sceortan sceortan sceortan


    G sceortra sceortra sceortra sceortra sceortra sceortra
    D sceortum sceortum sceortum sceortum sceortum sceortum
    Acc sceorte sceorta sceort sceortan sceortan sceortan
    Inst sceortum sceortum sceortum

    Declension of Old English pronouns


    Demonstrative pronouns Demonstrative pronouns
    Personal pronouns
    weak strong
    1p 2p 3p
    m f n m f n m f n
    N ic þu hē hēo hit sē sēo þǽt þās þēos þis
    G min þin his hire his þǽs þǽre þǽs þisses þisse þisses
    D mē þē him hire him þǽm þǽre þǽm þissum þisse þissum
    Ac mē þē hine hie hit þonē þǽ þǽt þisne þās þās

    N wē ē hie/ hy; hi/ þā þās


    G ure ēower hiora /heora, hiera, hyra/ þāra þissa
    D us ēowe him þǽm þissum
    Ac us ēow hie/ hy, hi/ þā þās

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