4. The following are some typical paradigms for these declensions. Most nouns
decline in accordance with these paradigms; however, there are a number of nouns
which deviate a little from these models. Any deviation from these models which
appear in the Texts is noted in the Glossary.
5. General Masculine Declension
| Number | Sg | Pl |
|---|---|---|
| Case | ||
| Nom | stān STONE | stānas |
| Acc | stān | stānas |
| Gen | stānes | stāna |
| Dat | stāne | stānum |
Many masculine nouns are declined on this pattern, eg. cyning KING, bāt BOAT, hlāf LOAF, hlāford LORD. Many other masculine nouns are declined in almost the same way as this declension, but with minor modifications.
6. General Feminine Declension
| Number | Sg | Pl |
|---|---|---|
| Case | ||
| Nom | lār TEACHING | lāra, -e |
| Acc | lāre | lāra, -e |
| Gen | lāre | lāra, -ena |
| Dat | lāre | lārum |
Many feminine nouns are declined on this pattern, eg. ecg
EDGE, hwīl SPACE OF TIME, glōf
GLOVE. Many other feminine nouns are declined in almost the same way as this
declension, but with minor modifications.
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