The history of Old English and its development — страница 7
cwenan éagan G namena cwenena éagena D namum cwenum éagum A naman cwenan éagan Examples: masc. - guma (a man), wita (a wizard), steorra (a star), móna (the Moon), déma (a judge); fem. - eorþe (Earth), heorte (a heart), sunne (Sun); neut. - éare (an ear). And now the last one which is interesting due to its special Germanic structure. I am speaking about the root-stems which according to Germanic laws of Ablaut, change the root vowel during the declension. In Modern English such words still exist, and we all know them: goose - geese, tooth - teeth, foot - feet, mouse - mice etc. At school they were a nightmare for me, now they are an Old English grammar. Besides, in Old English time they were far more numerous in the language. Masc. Fem. Sg. N mann fót (foot) tóþ (tooth) | hnutu (nut) bóc (book) gós (goose) mús (mouse) burg (burg) G mannes fótes tóþes | hnute bóce góse múse burge D menn fét téþ | hnyte béc gés mýs byrig A mann fót tóþ | hnutu bók gós mús burg Pl. N menn fét téþ | hnyte béc gés mýs byrig G manna fóta tóþa | hnuta
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