#Accidence:# Nouns of the strong declension _m._, _neut._ have _s. g._ -es, cristes 283, cunnes 276; _d._ -e, bure 212, balewe 282, &c., but the termination is sometimes not written before a vowel, god 104, word 16, or omitted by the scribe, lyf 28, lond 12, mod 224, þing 188, or an accusative form is used, cotlyf 174, fryþ 58, loþ 234, through confusion of the prepositional constructions. The plural of masculines ends in -es, _n._ þeynes 1, _d._ wrenches 257, _a._ acres 79: neuter nouns with masc. terminations are _n._ wordes 24, _a._ sedes 59, þinges 21, wyttes 40, but the normal þing, _pl. a._ 143; treowe 202, _pl. n._ represents #trēowu#; þinge 250 is an isolated _pl. a._; worde 300 is probably _pl. g._, an OE. construction after vale; worde 301 is _pl. d._: englene _pl. g._ 6, &c. (#Engla#), iwriten _pl. a._ 67 are weak forms. Of the strong feminines, ayhte 125, blisse 31, 282, 310, lone 126 (read lon), neode 141, vnhelþe 73, youþe 105 have added _e_ in the _s. n._, and worlde 278, wunne 279 in the _s. a._: worldes 22, _s. g._ shows confusion of declensions: the _s. d._ ends regularly in -e, except world 122 (see note): _s. a._ in e. The general termination of the _pl._ is e, _n._ eyhte 145, ayhte 274, leode 20 &c., wene 74; _g._ quene 237 (#cwēna#), or _s. g._ (#cwēne#); _d._ leode 264, honde 259; _a._ custe 170, saule 23, but _d._ blissen 31, deden 47, spechen 249: tales 295, _pl. d._ medes 60, _pl. a._ (#mǣdwa#) show confusion of declensions: doweþes 118 appears to be meant for _s. g._, but it answers to OE. #duguþa#; perhaps doweþe is to be read. Loss of final _n_ has greatly simplified the weak declension, so _s. d._ heorte 163, sadelbowe 153, weole 82, 103, ivere 144, vere 148, wille 35; _s. a._ tunge 190, tyme 114, weole 91, 100, wille 185 &c., but wyllen 283: dwales 296 is a strong _pl. a._ The minor declensions are represented by mon _s. n._ 17, monnes _s. g._ 54, fremannes 299, mon _s. d._ 159, wymmon _s. a._ 204, monne _pl. g._ 32, _pl. d._ 253, 269; boke _s. d._ 39; fader _s. n._ 33, _s. g._ 212, moder _s. d._ 203; freond _s. a._ 83, 245, _pl. v._ 25, _pl. a._ 267.