_Feminine._ _Feminine._ _Sing. Nom._ Tunge (_a tongue_). T['u]nga (_a tongue_). _Acc._ Tungan T['u]ngu. _Dat._ Tungan T['u]ngu. _Gen._ Tungan T['u]ngu. _Plur. Nom._ Tungan T['u]ngur. _Acc._ Tungan T['u]ngur. _Dat._ Tungum T['u]ngum. _Gen._ Tungena T['u]ngna. Declension of Substantives ending with a _Consonant_. _Saxon._ _Icelandic._ _Neuter._ _Neuter._ _Sing. Nom._ Le['a]f (_a leaf_). Skip (_a ship_). _Acc._ Le['a]f Skip. _Dat._ Le['a]fe Skipi. _Gen._ Le['a]fes Skips. _Plur. Nom._ Le['a]f Skip. _Acc._ Le['a]f Skip. _Dat._ Le['a]fum Skipum. _Gen._ Le['a]fa Skipa. _Masculine._ _Masculine._ _Sing. Nom._ Smidh (_a smith_). Konungr (_a king_). _Acc._ Smidh Konung. _Dat._ Smidhe Konungi. _Gen._ Smidhes Konungs. {40} _Plur. Nom._ Smidhas Konungar. _Acc._ Smidhas Konunga. _Dat._ Smidhum Konungum. _Gen._ Smidha Konunga. _Feminine._ _Feminine._ _Sing. Nom._ Spr['ae]c (_a speech_). Br['u]dhr (_a bride_). _Acc._ Spr['ae]ce Br['u]i. _Dat._ Spr['ae]ce Br['u]dhi. _Gen._ Spr['ae]ce Br['u]dhar. _Plur. Nom._ Spr['ae]ca Br['u]dhir. _Acc._ Spr['ae]ca Br['u]dhir. _Dat._ Spr['ae]cum Br['u]dhum. _Gen._ Spr['ae]ca Br['u]dha. s. 84. The most characteristic difference between the Saxon and Icelandic lies in the peculiar position of the definite article in the latter language. In Saxon, the article corresponding with the modern word _the_, is _thaet_, _se_, _se['o]_, for the neuter, masculine, and feminine genders respectively; and these words, regularly declined, are _prefixed_ to the words with which they agree, just as is the case with the English and with the majority of languages. In Icelandic, however, the article, instead of preceding, _follows_ its noun, _with which it coalesces_, having previously suffered a change in form. The Icelandic article corresponding to _thaet_, _se_, _se['o]_, is _hitt_ (N.), _hinn_ (M.), _hin_ (F.): from this the _h_ is ejected, so that, instead of the regular inflection (_a_), we have the forms (_b_). _a._ _Neut._ _Masc._ _Fem._