98, gif 63, bigeten 55, iunglenges 107. The development of a _y_ sound is seen in ȝeðe (= #iþe#), ȝeie 43; ȝ in ȝeu 24, ȝiu 117, ȝehw 119 has been adopted from the nom. #ȝe#. Initial #h# before a vowel is often omitted, abben 160, afeð 150, alste 36, is 28 &c., us 167; before consonants, laford 12, 61, wa 4, wat 24 (hwet 17), wic 142, wile 82: it is added in her 160, his 128 &c., hofne 170, hur 65, hure 44, hus 43, and hwe 69, which helps to the understanding of ȝehw 119. For #ht#, _cht_ is written in echte 55, ibrocht 146, lichte 50, richtwise 147: ahct 49 is for acht (= #āht#); _ct_ in brictnesse 145. #Accidence:# Strong decl. of _m._ and _neut._ nouns. _Sing. n._ halende 93, helende 109, 163, sceppende 41 with participial terminations (sceppend 40), endedeie 118, gate 117 have added _e_: tacne 145 is #tacen#; drihte 52 has lost _n._ _Gen._ -es. _Dat._ -e: exceptions, anginn 115, bearn 50, barn 60, fer 155, gat 13 (gate 117), ȝegen 156, innoð 60, godspel 161 (godspelle 165), hlaford 65, licht 53 (lichte 50), mancyn 99, sceappend 65 (sceappende 93), þing 53. _Acc._ as _nom._: accennende 103, a participle used as noun, fultume 47 with added _e_. _Plur. n. m._ -es: deade 115 has adj. term., wude 47 (#wuda#); _neut._ wlcne 145. _Dat._ -en, as apostlen 139, bearnen 159, bredene 81, cnihten 20, aldren 20, esten 158, kingen 32, martiren 140, melstanent 170, þeinen 21: exceptions, had 139 (= #hādum#), leahtrum 79, meiden 141, neiles 146, write 85, and ME. repples 13. The accent on hlafordé 32 may be a contraction mark. _Acc. m._ -es: _neut._ folc 68, niatt 45, þing 33, 101, 109; þrimsettles 36 has masc. form. Weak are anglene 139, _pl. g._, esten 159 _pl. n._, hefenen 36 _s. g._ comp. hefene 163. Strong decl. of _fem._ nouns: blisse 125, eorðe 45, lare 90, mihte 38, þiode 91, underþiede 137 (treated as compound of #þēod#), witnisse 149 have added _e_ in the _nom. sing._: ȝefered 138 has lost _en_; its _dat._ is ȝeferede 20. The other cases sing. and pl. which occur end in _e_, as merche (stowe) 124, rode 145, _s. g._; echte 55 (possibly _pl._), gife 86, 88, 109, _s. d._; hesne 98, laðienge 6, lage 80, _s. a._; senne 80, 91, 151, _pl. d._; ahte 122, _pl. a._ Exceptions are wrldes 77, a masc. form, berient 170 (= #byrgenne#), ȝescung 54, gief 98 (possibly for gife), hand 37, nicht 53, _s. d._; wrhmint 65 (wrhminte 93), _s. a._; ceðen 16, 70, 113, underþeoden 17, _pl. d._; hand 14, _pl. a._ underþeod, 6 is adj. used as noun. Weak forms are dunan 37, _pl. a._, lagan 70, _pl. n._, sennenn 132, _pl. a._, underþeoden, _pl. n._ 3.