(1) as-plurals.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom[3]._ st[=a]n (_stone_). _Nom._ st[=a]n-as.
_Dat._ st[=a]n-e. _Dat._ st[=a]n-um.
_Gen._ st[=a]n-es. _Gen._ st[=a]n-a.
So also _d[=ae]l_ (part), _cyning_ (king), _[.c]ildh[=a]d_ (childhood).
_dae[.g]_ (day) changes its vowel in the pl. (p. 5):--_dae[.g]_,
_dae[.g]e_, _dae[.g]es_; _dagas_, _dagum_, _daga_.
Nouns in _-e_ have nom. and dat. sing. the same:--_[e,]nde_, (end),
_[e,]nde_, _[e,]ndes_; _[e,]ndas_, _[e,]ndum_, _[e,]nda_.
Nouns in _-el_, _-ol_, _-um_, _-en_, _-on_, _-er_, _-or_ often
contract:--_[e,]n[.g]el_ (angel), _[e,]n[.g]le_, _[e,]n[.g]les_;
_[e,]n[.g]las_, _[e,]n[.g]lum_, _[e,]n[.g]la_. So also _nae[.g]el_ (nail),
_the[.g]en_ (thane), _ealdor_ (prince). Others, such as _aecer_ (field), do
not contract.
_h_ after a consonant is dropped in inflection (p. 7), as in _feorh_
(life), _f[=e]ore_, _f[=e]ores_. So also in _Wealh_ (Welshman), plur.
_W[=e]alas_.
There are other classes which are represented only by a few nouns each.
(2) e-plurals.
A few nouns which occur only in the plur.:--_l[=e]ode_ (people),
_l[=e]odum_, _l[=e]oda_. So also several names of
nations:--_[E,]n[.g]le_ (English), _D[e,]ne_ (Danes); _Seaxe_ (Saxons),
_Mier[.c]e_ (Mercians), have gen. plur. _Seaxna_, _Mier[.c]na_.
(3) Mutation-plurals.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom._ f[=o]t (_foot_). _Nom._ f[=e]t.
_Dat._ f[=e]t. _Dat._ f[=o]t-um.
_Gen._ f[=o]t-es. _Gen._ f[=o]t-a.
So also _t[=o]th_ (tooth). _Mann_ (man), _m[e,]nn_, _mannes_; _m[e,]nn_,
_mannum_, _manna_.
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(4) u-nouns.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom._ sun-u (_son_). _Nom._ sun-a.
_Dat._ sun-a. _Dat._ sun-um.
_Gen._ sun-a. _Gen._ sun-a.
So also _wudu_ (wood).
(5) r-nouns (including feminines).
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom._ m[=o]dor (_mother_). _Nom._ m[=o]dor.
_Dat._ m[=e]der. _Dat._ m[=o]dr-um.
_Gen._ m[=o]dor. _Gen._ m[=o]dr-a.
So also _br[=o]thor_ (brother); _faeder_ (father), _dohtor_ (daughter),
have dat. sing. _faeder_, _dehter_.
(6) nd-nouns.
Formed from the present participle of verbs.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom._ fr[=e]ond (_friend_). _Nom._ fr[=i]end.
_Dat._ fr[=i]end. _Dat._ fr[=e]ond-um.
_Gen._ fr[=e]ond-es. _Gen._ fr[=e]ond-a.
So also _f[=e]ond_ (enemy).
Those in _-end_ inflect thus:--_b[=u]end_ (dweller), _b[=u]end_,
_b[=u]endes_; _b[=u]end_, _b[=u]endum_, _b[=u]endra_. So also _H[=ae]lend_
(saviour). The _-ra_ is an adjectival inflection.