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92 Accidence [§§ 197-9

NOTE.—i. On nom. forms like ārus,fall, baúr, child, son, gen đrusis, baúris, see § 175. On the nom. sing, náus, corpse, beside nom. pi. naweis, see § ISO.

2. The endings of the whole of the singular and of the gen. plural being the same as those of the a-declension, it can only be decided by aid of comparison with the other Germanic languages, whether a noun, whose pi. nom. dat. or ace. is not extant, belongs to this or to the a-declension. Thus the mutated vowel in OE. cyme, coming; áryte,fall, shows that Goth, qume, drus belong to the i-declension.

§ 197. Like gasts are declined arms, arm; balgs, wine-skin ; barms, bosom, lap ; brūþfaþs (gen. -fađis, § 173), bridegroom; gards, house ; hups, hip ; láists, track ; mats, meat; muns, thought; saggws, song ; sáiws, sea ; sáuþs (gen. sáuđis, § 173), sacrifice ; staþs (gen. stadis, § 173), place; strike, stroke; þlaúhs,flight.

§ 198. b. Feminines.

SING. PLUR. Nom. ansts,favour ansteis Voc. anst

Ace. anst anstins

Gen. anstáis anstē

Dat. anstái anstim

The prim. Germ, forms of ansts were: Sing. nom.

*anstiz, ace. *anstin, voc. *ansti, gen. *anstaiz (= Indg.

•eīs, -oīs), dat. *anstēi (originally the loc. ending); PI. nom. *anstīz (older -íjiz = Indg. -ejes, cp. Skr. tráyas, Gr. τρεΐϊ from *τρέ(/)€ϊ, three); ace. *anstinz, gen. *an-stí(j)on, dat. *anstimiz, from which the Gothic forms are regularly developed except the gen. pi. which was formed direct from anst· + the gen. pi. ending -ē, see §§ 87,17Θ.

NOTE.—On forms like nom. usstass, gen. usstassáis, resurrection, see § 175.

§ 199. Like ansts are declined a great many feminine nouns, as áihts,property ; arbáiþs (gen. arbáidáis), labour;



		92 Accidence [§§ 197-9 NOTE.—i. On nom. forms like ārus,fall, baúr, child, son, gen đrusis, baúris, see § 175. On the nom. sing, náus, corpse, beside nom. pi. naweis, see § ISO. 2. The endings of the whole of the singular and of the gen. plural being the same as those of the a-declension, it can only be decided by aid of comparison with the other Germanic languages, whether a noun, whose pi. nom. dat. or ace. is not extant, belongs to this or to the a-declension. Thus the mutated vowel in OE. cyme, coming; áryte,fall, shows that Goth, qume, drus belong to the i-declension. § 197. Like gasts are declined arms, arm; balgs, wine-skin ; barms, bosom, lap ; brūþfaþs (gen. -fađis, § 173), bridegroom; gards, house ; hups, hip ; láists, track ; mats, meat; muns, thought; saggws, song ; sáiws, sea ; sáuþs (gen. sáuđis, § 173), sacrifice ; staþs (gen. stadis, § 173), place; strike, stroke; þlaúhs,flight. § 198. b. Feminines. SING. PLUR. Nom. ansts,favour ansteis Voc. anst Ace. anst anstins Gen. anstáis anstē Dat. anstái anstim The prim. Germ, forms of ansts were: Sing. nom. anstiz, ace. anstin, voc. ansti, gen. anstaiz (= Indg. •eīs, -oīs), dat. anstēi (originally the loc. ending); PI. nom. anstīz (older -íjiz = Indg. -ejes, cp. Skr. tráyas, Gr. τρεΐϊ from τρέ(/)€ϊ, three);* ace. anstinz, gen. an-stí(j)on, dat. anstimiz, from which the Gothic forms are regularly developed except the gen. pi. which was formed direct from anst· + the gen. pi. ending -ē, see §§ 87,17Θ. NOTE.—On forms like nom. usstass, gen. usstassáis, resurrection,* see § 175. § 199. Like ansts are declined a great many feminine nouns, as áihts,property ; arbáiþs (gen. arbáidáis), labour;