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Demonstrative pronouns
There were two demonstrative pronouns in OE, that could also act as determiners (similar to the modern definite article): se, which could function as both 'the' or 'that', and þes for 'this'.
Declension of the demonstrative pronoun Þēs
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
| Nominative | Þes | Þēos, Þīos | Þis | Þās |
| Genitive | Þisses | Þisse | Þisses | Þissa |
| Dative | Þissum, Þeossum | Þisse | Þissum, Þeossum | Þissum, Þeossum |
| Accusative | Þisne, Þysne | Þās | Þis | Þās |
| Instrumental | Þys, Þis | — | Þys, Þis | — |
Declension of the demonstrative pronoun sē
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||
| Nominative | sē | sēo | Þæt | Þā |
| Genitive | Þæs | Þǣre | Þæs | Þāra, Þǣra |
| Dative | Þǣm | Þǣre | Þǣm | Þǣm, Þām |
| Accusative | Þone | Þā | Þæt | Þā |
| Instrumental | Þú, Þon | — | Þú, Þon | — |
Interrogative pronouns
The interrogative pronouns hwā? (who?) and hwæt? (what?) have only singular forms.
| Nominative | hwā | hwæt |
| Accusative | hwæs | hwæs |
| Genitive | hwǣm | hwǣm |
| Dative | hwone | hwæt |
| Instrumental | — | hwú, hwī |
The interrogative pronoun hwilc? (which) is declined as a strong adjective.
Definite pronouns
gehwā (every) – declined as hwā;
gehwilc (each), ǣgÞer (either), ǣlc (each), swilc (such) – declined as strong adjectives;
sē ilca – declined as a weak adjective.
Indefinite pronouns
sum (some), ǣnig (any) – declined as strong adjectives.
Negative
nān, nǣning (no) – declined as strong adjectives.
Date: 2015-01-29; view: 1355
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