Accidence

l§ 239

ja-stems. SING. Masc. Neut. Norn. niuja, nrw niujō Ace. niujan niujō &c. &c. SING. Norn. wilbja, wild •wilþjō Ace. wilþjan •wilþjō &c. &c.

Fern. niujō niujðn &c.

wilþjō wilþjōn &c.

1-stems. SING. Masc. Ν cut. Nom. hráinja, clean hráinjō Ace. hráinjan hráinjō &c. &c. u-stems. SING. Masc. Neut. Nom. hardja, hard hardjō Ace. hardjan hardjō

Fern. hráinjō hráinjōn &c.

Fern. harđjō hardjōn &c.

&c.

&c.

C. DECLENSION OF PARTICIPLES. § 239. In the parent language the stein of the present participle ended in -nt, as in Lat. ferent-, Gr. φέροιπ·-, bearing. The masc. and neut. were originally declined like consonant stems (§ 217), and the fem. like bandi (§ 1Θ3). This original distinction was not preserved either in Gothic or the West Germanic languages. In Gothic the present participle came to have only weak forms except in the masc. nom. sing, nimands (§ 217) beside nimanda.