The Electronic Sermo Lupi ad Anglos -- Grammatical Notes

Grammatical Notes

The information provided here is by no means complete. These pronoun paradigms, adapted from Mitchell and Robinson's A Guide to Old English, are meant to be used as a quick reference tool. For detailed paradigms and further information a good grammar text might be consulted. For online Old English tutorials in grammar, Cathy Ball's Hwæt: Old English in Context will prove useful.

Se "the, that"
Sing. Masc. Sing. Neut. Sing. Fem. Plural

Nom. se þæt seo, sio þa

Acc. þone þæt þa þa

Gen. þæs þæs þære þara, þæra

Dat. þæm, þam þæm, þam þære þæm, þam

Instr. þy, þon þy, þone þære þæm, þam

Se "the, that"
	Sing. Masc.	Sing. Neut.	Sing. Fem.	Plural
Nom.	se	þæt	seo, sio	þa
Acc.	þone	þæt	þa	þa
Gen.	þæs	þæs	þære	þara, þæra
Dat.	þæm, þam	þæm, þam	þære	þæm, þam
Instr.	þy, þon	þy, þone	þære	þæm, þam

Þes "this"
Sing. Masc. Sing. Neut. Sing. Fem. Plural

Nom. þes þis þeos þas

Acc. þisne þis þas þas

Gen. þisses þisses þisse, þisre þissa, þisra

Dat. þissum þissum þisse þissum

Instr. þys þys þisse þissum

Þes "this"
	Sing. Masc.	Sing. Neut.	Sing. Fem.	Plural
Nom.	þes	þis	þeos	þas
Acc.	þisne	þis	þas	þas
Gen.	þisses	þisses	þisse, þisre	þissa, þisra
Dat.	þissum	þissum	þisse	þissum
Instr.	þys	þys	þisse	þissum

He "3^rd pers. pronoun"
Sing. Masc. Sing. Neut. Sing. Fem. Plural

Nom. he hit heo, hio hie, hi

Acc. hine hit hie, hi hie, hi

Gen. his his hire hira, hiera, heora, hiora

Dat. him him hire him, heom

Instr. him him hire him, heom

He "3^rd pers. pronoun"
	Sing. Masc.	Sing. Neut.	Sing. Fem.	Plural
Nom.	he	hit	heo, hio	hie, hi
Acc.	hine	hit	hie, hi	hie, hi
Gen.	his	his	hire	hira, hiera, heora, hiora
Dat.	him	him	hire	him, heom
Instr.	him	him	hire	him, heom

Hwa? "Who?; Anyone, someone"
Masc., Fem. Neut.

Nom. hwa hwæt

Acc. hwone hwæt

Gen. hwæs hwæs

Dat. hwæm, hwam hwæm, hwam

Instr. hwy hwy, hwon

Hwa? "Who?; Anyone, someone"
	Masc., Fem.	Neut.
Nom.	hwa	hwæt
Acc.	hwone	hwæt
Gen.	hwæs	hwæs
Dat.	hwæm, hwam	hwæm, hwam
Instr.	hwy	hwy, hwon