Table 2.

3 OE Adjectives Declension

Strong Weak

Case Masc. Neut. Fem. Masc. Neut.

Fem.

Sg. N blind blind blind blinda blinde blinde

A blindne blind blinde blindan blinde blindan

G blindes blindes blindere blindan blindan blindan

D blindum blindum blindre blindan blindan blindan

I blinde blinde blinder blindan blindan blindan

Pl. NA blinde blind blinda (-e) blindan blindan blindan

G blindra blindra blindra blindra blindra blindra

D blindum blindum blindum blindum blindum

blindum

Table 2.1 Changes in the Declension of Strong Nouns from OE to ME (hunt,

‘hound’)1Masculine a stem.

Case OE ME
Sg. N hund hund
A hund hund
G hund-es hundes
D hunde hund
Pl. NA hundas hundes
G hunda hundes
1
This is the declension for a strong masculine noun. However, OE strong nouns could also be neutral
regarding their grammatical gender. Neutral nouns differed from the masculines only in the nominative-
accusative plural
 D hundum hundes

Table 2.2 Changes in the Declension of Weak Nouns from OE to ME (nama, ‘name’)

Case OE ME
Sg. N nama name
A naman name
G naman names
D naman name
Pl. NA naman names
G namena names
D namum names

Table 2.4 ME Adjectives Declension

Strong Weak
Sg. blind blinde
Pl. blinde blinde