Some Important OE Paradigms

(As Suggested by Quirk and Wren)

1. General Masculine Declension
             S                           Pl
N     se cynning           þa cynningas
A     þone cyning         þa cynningas
G     þæs cyninges       þara cyninga
D     þæm cyninges      þæm cyningum
I      þy cyninges          þæm cyningum

2. General Neuter Declension
               S                        Pl
N     þæt scip              þa scipu
A     þæt scip              þa scipu
G     þæs scipes          þara scipa
D     þæm scipe          þæm scipum
I      þy scipe              þæm scipum

3. General Feminine Declension
             S                       Pl
N     seo talu              þa tala
A     þa tale                þa tala
G     þære tale            þara tala
D     þære tale            þæm talum
I      þære tale            þæm talum

4. Indefinite Declension

• Singular Forms
         Masc     Neut         Fem
N     trum         trum         trumu
A     trumne     trum          trume
G     trumes     trumes       trumre
D     trumum    trumum     trumre
I      trume       trume        trumre

• Plural Forms
 
         Masc     Neut         Fem
N     trume     trumu         trumra
A     trume     trumu         trumra
G     trumra    trumra       trumra
D     trumum   trumum     trumum
I      trumum   trumum      trumum

5. Personal Pronouns
• First Person
             Sing       Pl
N           ic         we
A           me        us
G           min       ure
D           me        us
I            me        us
• Second Person
             Sing      Pl
N         þu         ge
A         þe         eow
G         þin        eower
D         þe         eow
I          þe         eow
• Third Person
Singular
        Masc      Neut       Fem
N       he          hit          heo
A       hine        hit          hi
G       his          his         hire
D       him        him         hire
I        him        him         hire
Plural – All Forms
N     hi
A     hi
G     hira
D     him
I      him

6. Demonstrative Pronouns
se
         M          N        F
N     se         þæt      seo
A     þone     þæt      þa
G     þæs      þæs      þære
D     þæm     þæm    þære
I      þy         þy        þære
Plural – All Forms
N     þa
A     þa
G     þara
D     þæm
I      þæm

Þes
         M          N          F
N     þes       þis          þeos
A     þisne     þis          þas
G     þisses    þisses     þisse
D     þissum   þissum    þisse
I      þy          þy           þare
Plural – All Forms
N     þas
A     þas
G     þissa
D     þissum
I      þissum

7. Interrogatives
         M          N
N    hwa      hwæt
A    hwone  hwæt
G    hwæs   hwæs
D    hwæm  hwæm
I     hwæm   hwy

8. Sample Class I Verb – fremman
The Present System
• Present Indicative
Singular
1st fremme
2nd fremest
3rd fremeð
Plural
1st fremmað
2nd fremmað
3rd fremmað

• Present Subjunctive
Singular
1st fremme
2nd fremme
3rd fremme
Plural
1st fremmen
2nd fremmen
3rd fremmen

• Present Imperative
2nd sing fremmme
2nd pl fremmað

• Present Participle
 fremmende

The Preterite System
• Preterite Indicative
Singular
1st fremede
2nd fremedest
3rd fremede
Plural
1st fremedon
2nd fremedon
3rd fremedon

• Preterite Subjunctive
Singular
1st fremede
2nd fremede
3rd fremede
Plural
1st fremeden
2nd fremeden
3rd fremeden

• Preterite Participle
 gefremed

9. beon/wesan
The Present System
• Present Indicative
Singular
1st eom/beo
2nd eart/bist
3rd is/bið
Plural
1st sind(on)/beoð
2nd sind(on)/beoð
3rd sind(on)/beoð

• Present Subjunctive
Singular
1st sy/beo
2nd sy/beo
3rd sy/beo
Plural
1st syn/beon
2nd syn/beon
3rd syn/beon

• Present Imperative
2nd sing wes/beo
2nd pl wesað/beoð

• Present Participle
 wesende/beonde

The Preterite System
• Preterite Indicative
Singular
1st wæs
2nd wære
3rd wæs
Plural
1st wæron
2nd wæron
3rd wæron

• Preterite Subjunctive
Singular
1st wære
2nd wære
3rd wære
Plural
1st wæren
2nd wæren
3rd wæren

• Preterite Participle
 gebeon