[4.] The brackets contain etymological hints that may help the student to discern relationships otherwise overlooked. The genitive is given only when not perfectly regular.
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(b) Neuter a-Stems.
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The neuter nouns of the a-Declension differ from the masculines only in the N.A. plural.
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Paradigms of ðæt hof, court, dwelling; ðaet bearn, child; ðæt bān, bone; ðæt rīce, kingdom; ðæt spere, spear; ðæt werod, band of men; ðæt tungol, star:
| Sing. N.A. | hof | bearn | bān | rīc-e | sper-e | werod | tungol |
| G. | hof-es | bearn-es | bān-es | rīc-es | sper-es | werod-es | tungl-es |
| D.I. | hof-e | bearn-e | bān-e | rīc-e | sper-e | werod-e | tungl-e |
| Plur N.A. | hof-u | bearn | bān | rīc-u | sper-u | werod | tungl-u |
| G. | hof-a | bearn-a | bān-a | rīc-a | sper-a | werod-a | tungl-a |
| D.I. | hof-um | bearn-um | bān-um | rīc-um | sper-um | werod-um | tungl-um |