$§ 187-90] Declension of Nouns 89 § 187. Like kuni are declined badi, bed; fraþi, understanding; nati, net; wadl, pledge; gawi (gen. gáujis, § 150), region, district; hawi (dat. háuja), Aey; taui (gen. tōjis, § 81), deed, work; andbahti, service; arbi, heritage; garūni, counsel; gawaírþi, peace; kunþi, knowledge ; reikí, power; þiubi, theft; ufar-mēll, superscription; faírguni, mountain ; fastubni, observance; waldufni, power. See §183. c. wa-stems. § 188. Masculines. SING. PLUR. Nom. þius, servant þiwōs Ace. þiu þiwans Gen. þiwis þiwē Dat. þiwa þiwam NOTE.—Of the masculine wa-stems there are only traces extant, viz. the nom. and gen. pi. of *bhis (§ 15O), and the nom. sing, snáiws, snow, the ace. sing, of which would be snáiw, gen. snáiwis, see § 149, (8). § 18Θ. Neuters. SING. PLUR. Nom. Ace. Voc. kniu, knee kniwa Gen. kniwis bniwē Dat. kniwa kniwam NOTE.—i. Only plural forms of kniu are extant. Like knin is also declined triu, wood (§ 150). a. fráiw, seed; gáidw (OE. gad), want, lack; hláiw, grave; lew, occasion; waúrstw, work, retain the w in the nom. ace. sing., see § 149, (3), and are declined like waúrd. a. THE O-DECLENSION. § 100. The 5-declen^j^cont.anTS_fen.inine_noun3 only, and corresponds to the Latin and Greek ā-declension, for