bringen 8, but the palatal symbol is used for the spirant after _l_, _r_, berȝin 138 &c., folȝin 44 (3), foriswelȝen 39: #myr(i)gþ# is represented by merhðe 25, merchþe 140. #g# is lost in heuiliche 48. For #h#, _ȝ_ is written in þurȝwunie 131, ðurȝwuneð 133; _h_ is added in Hvte 143, lost in þurwuneð 128, inȝied 80, 91 (inȝehied VV 141/1): initial #hl# is preserved in hlesteð 17 (3), but lhesten 50, lesten 44. #Accidence:# Strong declension of _masc._ and _neut._ nouns. _Sing. g._ -es, priestes 43, kennes 13, scipes 14: _d._ -e, hlauerde 143, netene 130, but daiȝ 151 (comp. OE. #on dæg#), hlauerd 52, ræd 44, sal 111 (OE. #æt sumum sǣle#, #on sumne sǣl#) are without inflection. _Pl. n. a._ of masculines, -es, hierdes 1, bowes 44, but wintre 4 (#wintru#); neuters are _n._ dier 129, _a._ ȝear 95, þing 137, bede 114 (#gebēdu#): _pl. g._ ðinge 71; _d._ -es, blastes 27, biȝeates 14, ȝeswinkes 145, wordes 66. Of the _fem._ nouns of the strong declension, forbisne 66, mihte 126, niede 151, sawle 51 (3), scadwisnesse 121 have added e in the _s. n._ and bene 95, mihte 106, niede 92, 150 in the _s. a._ _Gen._ -e, herte 34: _d._ -e, bræde 44, cherche 9, but sea 22, woreld 2 (4). _Pl. g._ saule 13; _d._ ȝemeleastes 13, mihtes 46 (5); _a._ dade 92, 98, mihtes 69. Nouns of the weak declension are _s. d._ hope 28, ileaue 28; _a._ lichame 10; _pl. n._ dropes 12; _d._ wisen 117; _a._ wacchen 114. The minor declensions are represented by mann _s. n._ 33, mannes _s. g._ 145, manne _s. d._ 33, stieresmanne 15, man _s. a._ 127, stieresmann 3, manne 124, stieresmenn _pl. n._ 8, mannen _pl. d._ 38, stieresmannen 18, 21, stieresman[nen] 23; moder _s. n._ 109; faderes _pl. n._ 109, 111. Remnants of the strong declension of adjectives in the sing. are haliȝes _g. m._ 145, faste _d. m._, rihte 28, dieuliche _d. f._ 11, mannliche 10, michele 21, 96, faire _d. neut._ 11. The weak declension in the sing. has -e throughout, unware _n. m._ 41, unwise 33, eule _n. f._ 81, gode 80, lieue 136, muchele _d. m._ 5, wilde 6, bitere _d. f._ 22, ealde 128, soðe 29, &c., gode _a. m._ 3, 35, michele _a. f._ 25, little _a. neut._ 136; exceptions are hali 64, 117, 124, muchel 48. The _pl._ strong and weak has -e in all cases, sikere _n._ 12, halie _d._ 140, euele _a._ 26, but hali _n._ 108, 111, hersum 15, hali _d._ 46, 53 are uninflected; comparatives and superlatives are gladdere _s. n. f._ 98, eldes[t] _pl. d._, wisest 118, #ān# is a _n. m._ 91, on 118, an _f._ 66, 126, one _a. f._ 106, #nān#, non _n. f._ 71, _neut._ 103, none _d. m._ 10, 11, _f._ 72, _neut._ 32, 134. Adjectives used as nouns are gode _s. d. neut._ 72, 134, arst _s. a. neut._ 71, betste 89, god 38, 40, lasse 43, litel 42, gode _pl. d._ 150.