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The Sources of Standard English.
CLASS II. | |||
singular. | plural. | ||
Nom. | Sunu | Nom. | Suna |
Acc. | Acc. | ||
Gen. | Suna | Gen. | Suna |
Dat. | Suna | Dat. | Sunum |
We have still a few Plurals left, formed by vowel-change from the Singular. These are feet, teeth, mice, lice, geese, men. Three substantives, deer, sheep, swine, are the same in both numbers. Oxen is our one Plural in en that has come down from very early times.
ADJECTIVES. | |||
DEFINITE DECLENSION. | |||
singular. | |||
Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | |
Nom. | Góda | Góde | Góde |
Gen. | Gódan | Gódan | Gódan |
Dat. | Gódan | Gódan | Gódan |
Acc. | Gódan | Gódan | Góde |
plural. | |||
Nom. | Gódan | ||
Acc. | |||
Gen. | Gódena | ||
Dat. | Gódum | ||
INDEFINITE DECLENSION. | |||
singular. | |||
Masc. | Fem. | Neut. | |
Nom. | Gód | Gód | Gód |
Gen. | Gódes | Gódre | Gódes |
Dat. | Gódum | Gódre | Gódum |
Acc. | Gódne | Góde | Gód |