iO2 Accidence [§§218-20
nom. sing, was a new formation with -a- from the inflected forms, cp. Lat. ferēnsfrom *ferenss older *ferents(§138); ace. frijōnd from *frijōnđun, dat. frljōnđ from *frijōnđi; nom. pi. frijōnds from 'frijōndiz, which was also used for the accusative. The gen. sing, and gen. dat. pi. were formed after the analogy of the a-stems (§ 179). For the declension of the present participles in Gothic, see § 23Θ.
SING. PLUR.
Nom. frijōnđs,friend frljonđs
Voc. Ace. frijōnđ frijðnđs
Gen. frijōndis frijōndē
Dat. frijōnd frijōndam
§ 218. In like manner are inflected the extant forms of allwaldands, the Almighty ; bisitands, neighbour ; đáupjands, baptizer; fráujinōnđs, ruler; fíjanđs, enemy; fraweitands, avenger; gibands, giver; mērjands, pro-claimer; miđumōnds, mediator; nasjanđs, saviour; talz-janđs, teacher.
3. Masculines.
§ 21Θ. Of the masculines belonging here we have only traces, as sing. nom. mēnōþs, month, gen. mēnōþs for mēnōbis?). dat. mēnōþ, pi. nom. ace. mēnōþs, dat. mēnōþ-um; sing. nom. reiks, ruler, gen. relkis, dat. reik, pi. nom. ace. reiks, gen. reikē, dat. reikam; sing. nom. weitwōds, witness, ace. weitwōd, pi. nom. weitwōdá, gen. weltwōdē.
§ 22O. 4. Feminines.
SING. PLUR.
Nom. baúrgs, city baúrgs
Ace. baúrg baúrgs
Gen. baúrgs baúrgē
Dat. baúrg baúrgim