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Early Britain - Anglo-Saxon Britain by Grant Allen
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_Acc._ stan. _Acc._ stanas.

This is the commonest declension for masculine nouns, and it has fixed
the normal plural for the modern English.


SING. PLUR.

(2.) _Nom._ fot (_a foot_). _Nom._ fet.
_Gen._ fotes. _Gen._ fota.
_Dat._ fet. _Dat._ fotum.
_Acc._ fot. _Acc._ fet.

Hence our modified plurals, such as _feet_, _teeth_, and _men_.


SING. PLUR.

(3.) _Nom._ wudu (_a wood_). _Nom._ wuda.
_Gen._ wuda. _Gen._ wuda.
_Dat._ wuda. _Dat._ wudum.
_Acc._ wudu. _Acc._ wuda.

All these are for masculine nouns.

The commonest feminine declension is as follows:–


SING. PLUR.

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