Historical Grammar
NOTE.—Note the general aversion of all O.E. long stems to final –u: cf. N.A. plural hof-u, but bearn, bān; N. singular gief-u, but wund, rōd; N. singular fręm-u, but cwēn, wyrt; N.A. singular sun-u, dur-u, but feld, hǫnd.
Masculine u-Stems.
Paradigms of sē sun-u, son; sē feld, field:
Feminine u-Stems.
Paradigms of sēo dur-u, door; sēo hǫnd, hand:
Paradigms of sē sun-u, son; sē feld, field:
Paradigms of sēo dur-u, door; sēo hǫnd, hand:
| Case | sē sun-u son |
sē feld field |
|---|---|---|
| Sing. | ||
| N.A. | sun-u | feld |
| G. | sun-a | feld-a (es) |
| D.I. | sun-a | feld-a (e) |
| Plur. | ||
| N.A. | sun-a | feld-a (as) |
| G. | sun-a | feld-a |
| D.I. | sun-um | feld-um |
| Case | sēo dur-u door |
sēo hǫnd hand |
|---|---|---|
| Sing. | ||
| N.A. | dur-u | hǫnd |
| G. | dur-a | hǫnd-a |
| D.I. | dur-a | hǫnd-a |
| Plur. | ||
| N.A. | dur-a | hǫnd-a |
| G. | dur-a | hǫnd-a |
| D.I. | dur-um | hǫnd-um |
Loquentes Practice Reference
Our drill practices sunu (masculine) and duru (feminine). Smith §51 is cross-referenced in the vocabulary for medu, a u-stem.