192 Syntax [§ 434 meináim waurđam galáubjáiþ ? how shall ye believt my words ?; luas þanu sa sijál ? who tíien can this be ? The most important cases in which the subjunctive is used in subordinate sentences are :— (1) In indirect or reported commands or entreaties, as anabáuþ im ei mann ni qēþeina, he commanded them that they should not tell any man; wiljáu ei mis gibáis háubiþ lōhannis, / will that thou give me the head of John. (2) In reported speech when the principal sentence is negative or subjunctive or is a question implying uncertainty, as ni galáubidēđun þatei is blinds wēsi, they did not believe that he had been blind; jah jabái qēþjáu þatei ni kunnjáu ina, sijáu galeiks izwis liugnja, and if I were to say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like you ; h/a wileis ei táujáu þus ? what wilt thou that I do for thee ? (3) In indirect propositions governed by verbs of hoping, trusting, supposing, and the like, as wēnja ei kunneiþ, / hope that ye know; þáiei trauáidēđun sis ei wēseina garaíhtái, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous; jáinái hugidēdun þatei is bi slēp qēþi, they supposed thai he was speaking about sleep. (4) In statements reported at second hand, as weis háusiđēđum ana witōda þatei Xristus sijái du áiwa, we have heard out of the law that Christ abidclhfor ever. (5) In indirect questions, as frēhun ina skulđ-u sijái mann qēn afsatjan, they asked him whether it was lawful for a man to put away his wife; ni wissa lira rōdidēdi, he knew not zvhat he should say ; ni haband hra matjáina, they have nothing to eat. (6) In a relative clause attached to an imperative or a subjunctive clause, as atta, gif mis sei undrinnái mis dáil áigins, father, give me the portion of properly which falleth to me; saei habái áusōna đu háusjan, gaháusjái, he that hath ears to hear, let him hear. The verb in a relative clause is also in the subjunctive when the principal