Remnants of the strong declension of adjectives are longes _s. g. neut._ 109, reade _s. d. n._ 80 (#rēadum#), yonge 328 (#geongum#), godne _s. a. m._ 45, vuelne 231, swikelne 252; wenliche _s. n. m._ 68, godlyche 204 have e, contrary to OE. usage, but vnlede _s. n. m._ 238, is OE. #unlǣde#. Weak forms are wise _s. n. m._ 287, betere _s. n. neut._ 325, 327, wysuste _s. n. m._ 17; for mildest _s. n. m._ 32 mildeste should be read. OE. #āna# is one 29, 41, 118, #ān# is o 79, 278. The participial #āgen# gives _s. n. neut._ owe 149, _d. f._ owere 54, _a. m._ owene 318, _a. neut._ owe 128. With exception of the above, the adjective is not inflected in the singular. The plural in all cases ends in e. Adjectives used as nouns are arewe _s. d._ 152, erewe _s. n._ 156, fayre _s. d._ 172, feye _s. g._ 113, frakele _s. a._ 172, god[e] _s. d._ 225, god _s. a._ 90, ifon _pl. n._ 129, ivo _pl. d._ 186, ildre _pl. g._ 125, loþe _s. a._ 247, more _s. a._ 162, pouere _s. d._, riche _s. d._ 268, _s. a._ 50, vuele _s. d._ 90. The personal pronouns are ich, we, us, þu, þe, ye, ou 21, eu 142: _s. n._ he _m._ 9, heo _f._ 169 &c.; _d._ him _m._ 35, 71, 88, 330, _n._ 312, 316; _a._ hine _m._ 36 &c., hyne 144 &c., hi _f._ 187, 192, 242, hit _n._ 118, it 96; _pl. n._ hi, heo 76; _d._ heom 9; _a._ hi 80, 170. Reflexives are him seolue 260, hymseolue 137; definitives, heo seolf 308, himseolf 41, seoluen 38: possessives, mi, me 140, myne _pl._ 25, 26; þi _s. n. m._ 272, þin _s. n. f._ 166, þire _s. d. f._ 163, þin _s. a. neut._ 323, þi 168, in all other cases þine, þyne; hire, hyre, once heore 11; vre; eure, ower 141. The definite article is _s. n._ þe _m._ 4 &c., _f._ 141; þes _g. m._ 63, þas 113; þan _d. m._ 55, 152, þare _f._ 5, 217, þe 216 (read þare); þane _a. m._ 247, 248, þene 114, 116, 198, þe _f._ 95 &c., þe _n._ 220, 234, þat 46, 56; _pl._ þe in all cases; for þan _adv._ 240. The compound demonstrative is þis _s. n. f._ 63; _d._ 122: the relatives, þe, þat, once þet 154, hwat 181: interrogative, hwat 84: indefinites, oþre _pl. d._ 242; non _n._ 38, no 112, nones _g._ 299, none _d._ 169, _a. f._ 280, non _a. neut._ 308, nenne _pl. a._ 296; eny _s. d. neut._ 225: nouht _n._ 35, nouhte _d._ 275: me 245, 247: fewe _pl. d._ 301: fele, feole 2, 249, vale 300: vyches _s. g. neut._ 276, echere _s. d. f._ 161, eueruyches _s. g. m._ 54: hwych _s. a. neut._ 52: swuch 53, swyhc 159: al _s. n. neut._ 105, alle _d. f._ 29, 30, _a. m._ 185, al _a. f._ 278, 279, _a. neut._ 89 &c., alre _pl. g._ 62, 110, in other cases of the _pl._ alle; mid alle 128.
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