(6) nd-nouns.
Formed from the present participle of verbs.
| SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | ||
| Nom. | frēond (friend). | Nom. | frīend. |
| Dat. | frīend. | Dat. | frēond-um. |
| Gen. | frēond-es. | Gen. | frēond-a. |
So also fēond (enemy).
Those in -end inflect thus:—būend (dweller), būend, būendes; būend, būendum, būendra. So also Hǣlend (saviour). The -ra is an adjectival inflection.
STRONG NEUTERS.
(1) u-plurals.
| SINGULAR. | PLURAL. | ||
| Nom. | sċip (ship). | Nom. | sċip-u. |
| Dat. | sċip-e. | Dat. | sċip-um. |
| Gen. | sċip-es. | Gen. | sċip-a. |
So all neuters with short final syllable, such as ġe·bed (prayer), ġe·writ (writing), ġeat (gate).