have e in all cases of the singular; _n._ moȝe 187, almesse 28; _g._ lichame 306; _d._ deme 96, herte 309; _a._ grame 168, swiere 146: _pl. n._ are eien 75, 381, eueten 277, iferen 102, 233, 297; _a._ swiken 278. The minor declensions are represented by man _s. n._ 165, noman 24, mannes _s. g._ 30, 90, 113, manne _s. d._ 117, man 20, maniman 205, men _pl. n._ 162, 260, manne _pl. g._ 163, 380, _pl. d._ 342, men 263, 354; boc _s. d._ 118, 228; broðer _s. n._ 150, _s. a._ 187; fader _s. n._ 150, faderes _s. g._ 197, fader _s. a._ 188; suster _s. n._ 150, 187; frend _s. n._ 30, friende _pl. d._ 224, frend _pl. a._ 185, 304, friend 224; fiend _pl. n._ 283, fiendes _pl. d._ 223, _r. w._ friende. Remnants of the strong declension of adjectives are wreches _s. g. m._ 338 (with woreldes _f._), ealde[s] 195, euele _s. d. m._ 335, godelease 348, wrongwise 48, bare _s. d. f._ 211, stronge 283, gode _s. d. neut._ 73, unstedefaste 320, wilde 145, hardne _s. a. m._ 171, endelease 143, possibly _dat._, muchele _s. a. f._ 396. Weak are ealde _s. n. m._ 287, loðe 272, 287, narewe 349, swarte 282, brode _s. n. f._ 345, murie 156, bare _s. d. m._ 348, heuenliche 96, muchele 92, muchele _s. d. f._ 156, narewe _s. a. m._ 343, brode _s. a. neut._ 341, the comparatives and superlatives as betre 28, wunderlukeste 68, except elder 1 (#ieldra#), niðer 299, 347, werest 221. All other adjectives are uninflected in the singular: the termination in all cases of the _pl._ is e; arȝe _n._ 19, lichamliche _d._ 398, wreche _a._ 172, but arefeðheald 315, eadi 231, euel 172, 233, gradi 268, idel 9, iwar 334, weri 244 are not inflected. #āgen# is owen 30, oȝen 113, 116, 163, 265 without variation: #āna# gives one _n. s. m._ 86 (7): #ān# is on _n. s. m._ 67, _f._ 28, one _s. d. m._ 348, on 335, ore _s. d. f._ 383, one 209, 211, one _s. d. neut._ 384, on _s. a. f._ 139, #nān#, none _n. s. m._ 367, non 110, no 37, 50, non _s. n. f._ 289, nones _s. g. neut._ 372, none _s. d. neut._ 240, _s. a. f._ 239: #ilca#, ilke _s. d. neut._ 216. Of the numerals twam 312 is _dat._ Adjectives are freely used as nouns, _s. n._ foh, grai 365, sellich 183; _s. g._ godes 371, 372; _s. d._ gode 23, lothe 61, juel (#yfle#) 19; _s. a._ emcristen 310, beste 51, lasse 71, mast 112: the _pl._ has e, _n._ fremde 34, elderne 194, heie 164, unholde 36; _a._ deade 192; exceptions are elder 326 (#ieldran#), ȝeunger 326 (#geongran#), quica 192.
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