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