Irregular Nouns

A-nouns

RU-plurals

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Other Nouns.

These are the nouns marked in the dictionary with a *.  They have highly irregular forms, mixed gender, or something else that marks them as highly unusual.

ác - f oak.  This is a noun which umlauts (changes vowel) in plural and dative/instrumental cases.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative ác æc
Genitive ác áca
Dative æc ácum
Instrumental æc ácum
Accusative ác æc

æ - f law - Sometimes appears as æw in earlier texts.  It is often found uninflected in the singular, and nominative and accusative plural, though sometimes declined as follows:

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative æ æw
Genitive æwe æwa
Dative æwe æm
Instrumental æwe æm
Accusative æ æw

béo - bee f

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative béo béon
Genitive béon béona
Dative béon béom, béoum
Instrumental béon béom
Accusative béon béon

bóc f - book

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative bóc béc
Genitive bóce bóca
Dative béc bócum
Instrumental béc bócum
Accusative bóc béc

 

bróðor - m brother - This word has an umlauted dative singular form.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative bróðor bróðor, bróðru
Genitive bróðor bróðra
Dative bréðer bróðrum
Instrumental bréðer bróðrum
Accusative bróðor bróðor, bróðru

burg - borough, fortress, town f - umlauted plural, dative and genitive singular.  The accusative also has no ending.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative burg byrig
Genitive byrig burga
Dative byrig burgum
Instrumental byrig burgum
Accusative burg byrig

 

dohtor - f daughter - This word umlauts in the dative/instrumental singular forms, as well as having variable plurals.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative dohtor dohtor, dohtra, dohtru
Genitive dohtor dohtra
Dative dehter dohtrum
Instrumental dehter dohtrum
Accusative dohtor dohtor, dohtra, dohtru

éa - f river - Usually undeclined in the singular, but with these declensions occasionally:

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative éa éa, éan
Genitive éa, éas éa
Dative éa, íe, é, æ, éæ éa, éaum, éam, éan
Accusative éa éa, éan

ealu - n ale, beer

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative ealu ealu
Genitive ealoð ealeða
Dative ealoð ealum
Accusative ealu ealu

 

eard - m native country or region.  This is an 'a' noun.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative eard earda
Genitive earda earda
Dative earda eardum
Instrumental earda eardum
Accusative eard earda

 

fæder - m father - This word is generally undeclined in the singular, but is generally declined as below.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative fæder fædras
Genitive fædres, fæder fædra
Dative fæder fædrum
Instrumental fæder fædrum
Accusative fæder fædras

ford m ford - This is an 'a' plural noun.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative ford fordas
Genitive forda forda
Dative forda fordum
Instrumental forda fordum
Accusative ford fordas

 

fót - m foot.  This is an umlauting noun.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative fót fét
Genitive fótes fóta
Dative fét fótum
Instrumental fét fótum
Accusative fót fét

gós - f goose

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative gós gés
Genitive góse gósa
Dative gés gósum
Instrumental gés gósum
Accusative gós gés

 

hnutu - f - nut.  This is a minor variant of the umlauted series of nouns.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative hnutu hnyte
Genitive hnute hnuta
Dative hnyte hnutum
Instrumental hnyte hnutum
Accusative hnutu hnyte

 

léo - m or f lion / lioness - This noun has variable gender, so it has the following two declension patterns:

Masculine/ Feminine

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative léo  léo
Genitive léon léona
Dative léon, léone, léonan léonum
Accusative léon léo 

Feminine Accusative is uninflected.

mæ - f maiden - uninflected except for the Genitive and Dative Plural forms.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative mægð  mæ
Genitive mæ mægða
Dative mæ mægðum
Accusative mæ mæ

módor - f mother - This word is declined as follows.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative módor módor
Genitive módor módora
Dative méder módorum
Instrumental méder módorum
Accusative módor módor

 

sæ - m or f sea - This noun has variable gender, so it can be declined on two patterns:

Masculine:

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative sæ sæs
Genitive sæs sæwa
Dative sæ sæm, sæwum
Accusative sæ sæs

Feminine:

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative sæ sæ
Genitive sæ, sæwe sæwa
Dative sæ, sæwe sæm, sæwum
Accusative sæ, sæwe sæ

sidu - custom m - This is a so-called 'a' plural noun

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative sidu sidas
Genitive sida sida
Dative sida sidum
Instrumental sida sidum
Accusative sidu sidas

sumor - summer m - An 'a' plural

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative sumor sumora
Genitive sumeres sumora
Dative sumera, sumere sumorum
Instrumental sumora, sumere sumorum
Accusative sumor sumora

tóð m - tooth.  This noun umlauts just like it does today

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative tóð téð
Genitive tóðes tóða
Dative téð tóðum
Instrumental téð tóðum
Accusative tóð téð

weald - m forest.  This is an 'a'-type noun, with normal masculine plural.

Case / Number Singular Plural
Nominative weald wealdas
Genitive wealda wealda
Dative wealda wealdum
Instrumental wealda wealdum
Accusative weald wealdas