stan. _Acc._ stanas.

This is the commonest declension for masculine nouns, and it has fixed
the normal plural for the modern English.

SING. PLUR.

(2.) _Nom._ fot (_a foot_). _Nom._ fet.
_Gen._ fotes. _Gen._ fota.
_Dat._ fet. _Dat._ fotum.
_Acc._ fot. _Acc._ fet.

Hence our modified plurals, such as _feet_, _teeth_, and _men_.

SING. PLUR.

(3.) _Nom._ wudu (_a wood_). _Nom._ wuda.
_Gen._ wuda. _Gen._ wuda.
_Dat._ wuda. _Dat._ wudum.
_Acc._ wudu. _Acc._ wuda.

All these are for masculine nouns.

The commonest feminine declension is as follows:--

SING. PLUR.

(4.) _Nom._ gifu (_a gift_). _Nom._ gifa.
_Gen._ gife. _Gen._ gifena.
_Dat._ gife. _Dat._ gifum.
_Acc._ gife. _Acc._ gifa.

Less frequent is the modified form:

SING. PLUR.

(5.) _Nom._ boc (_a book_). _Nom._ bec.
_Gen._ bec. _Gen._ boca.
_Dat._ bec. _Dat._ bocum.
_Acc._ boc. _Acc._ bec.

Of neuters there are two principal declensions. The first has the plural
in _u_; the second leaves it unchanged.

SING. PLUR.

(6.) _Nom._ scip (_a ship_). _Nom._ scipu.
_Gen._ scipes. _Gen._ scipa.
_Dat._ scipe. _Dat._ scipum.
_Acc._ scip. _Acc._ scipu.

SING. PLUR.

(7.) _Nom._ hus (_a house_). _Nom._ hus.
_Gen._ huses. _Gen._ husa.
_Dat._ huse. _Dat._ husum.
_Acc._ hus. _Acc._ hus.

Hence our "collective" plurals, such as _fish_, _deer_, _sheep_, and
_trout_.

There is also a weak declension, much the same for all three genders, of
which the masculine form runs as follows:--

SING. PLUR.

_Nom._ guma (_a man_). _Nom._ guman.
_Gen._ guman. _Gen._ gumena.
_Dat._ guman. _Dat._ guman.
_Acc._ guman. _Acc._ guman.

Adjectives are declined throughout, as in Latin, through all the cases
(including an instrumental), numbers, and genders. The demonstrative
pronoun or definite article _se_ (the) may stand as an example.

SING.

Masc. Fem. Neut.
_Nom._