(1) a-plurals.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
(a) _Nom._ [.g]ief-u (_gift_). _Nom._ [.g]ief-a.
_Acc._ [.g]ief-e. _Acc._ [.g]ief-a.
_Dat._ [.g]ief-e. _Dat._ [.g]ief-um.
_Gen._ [.g]ief-e. _Gen._ [.g]ief-ena.
So also _lufu_ (love), _scamu_ (shame). _Duru_ (door) is an _u_-noun: it
has acc. _duru_, d., g. _dura_, g. pl. _dura_. Observe that all these nouns
have a short syllable before the final vowel. When it is long, the _u_ is
dropped, and the noun falls under (_b_). {12}
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
(_b_) _Nom._ spr[=ae][.c] (_speech_). _Nom._ spr[=ae][.c]-a.
_Acc._ spr[=ae][.c]-e. _Acc._ spr[=ae][.c]-a.
_Dat._ spr[=ae][.c]-e. _Dat._ spr[=ae][.c]-um.
_Gen._ spr[=ae][.c]-e. _Gen._ spr[=ae][.c]-a.
So also _str[=ae]t_ (street), _sorg_ (sorrow). Some have the acc. sing. the
same as the nom., such as _d[=ae]d_, _hand_, _miht_.
Those in _-ol_, _-er_, _-or_, &c. contract:--_s[=a]wol_ (soul), _s[=a]wle_,
_s[=a]wla_, _s[=a]wlum_. So also _[.c]easter_ (city), _hl[=ae]dder_
(ladder).
Some in _-en_ double the _n_ in inflection:--_byrthen_ (burden),
_byrthenne_. So also those in _-r[=ae]den_, such as _hierdr[=ae]den_
(guardianship). Those in _-nes_ also double the _s_ in inflection:
_g[=o]dnes_ (goodness), _g[=o]dnesse_.
(2) Mutation-plurals.
SINGULAR. PLURAL.
_Nom._ b[=o]c (_book_). _Nom._ b[=e][.c].
_Dat._ b[=e][.c]. _Dat._ b[=o]c-um.
_Gen._ b[=e][.c]. _Gen._ b[=o]c-a.
_Burg_ (city), _byri[.g]_, _burge_; _byri[.g]_, _burgum_, _burga_.
(3) Indeclinable.
SINGULAR.
_Nom._ bieldo (_boldness_).
_Dat._ bieldo.
_Gen._ bieldo.
So also _ieldo_ (age).
For _r_-nouns, see under Masculines.