DEMONSTRATIVE.

SINGULAR.

Masc. Neut. Fem.

_Nom._ se (_that_, _the_), thaet, s[=e]o.

_Acc._ thone, thaet, th[=a].

_Dat._ th[=ae]m, th[=ae]m, th[=ae]re.

_Gen._ thaes, thaes, th[=ae]re.

_Instr._ th[=y], thon, th[=y], (th[=ae]re).

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PLURAL.

_Nom._ th[=a].

_Dat._ th[=ae]m.

_Gen._ th[=a]ra.

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_Se_ is both a demonstrative and a definite article. It is also used as a

personal pronoun:--_h[=e] [.g]e.h[=i]erth m[=i]n word, and wyr[.c]th

th[=a]_ (he hears my words, and does them). _S[=e]_ as a demonstrative and

pers. pronoun has its vowel long.

SINGULAR.

Masc. Neut. Fem.

_Nom._ thes (_this_), this, th[=e]os.

_Acc._ thisne, this, th[=a]s.

_Dat._ thissum, thissum, thisse.

_Gen._ thisses, thisses, thisse.

_Instr._ th[=y]s, th[=y]s. (thisse).

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PLURAL.

_Nom._ th[=a]s.

_Dat._ thissum.

_Gen._ thissa.

Other demonstratives, which are used both as nouns and as adjectives, are

_se ilca_ (same), which is always weak, _swelc_ (such), which is always

strong.

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