Those with æ, such as glæd (glad), change it to a in dat. gladum, &c.
Those in -e, such as blīþe (glad), drop it in all inflections:—blīþne, blīþu, blīþre.
Those in -ig, -el, -ol, -en, -er, -or often contract before inflections beginning with a vowel, as in hāliġ (holy), hālges, hālgum; miċel (great), miċlu, miċle. Not, of course, before consonants:—hāliġne, miċelne, miċelra.
Those in -u, such as ġearu (ready), change the u into a w before vowels:—ġearwes, ġearwe.
Adjectives with long syllable before the endings drop the u of the fem. and neuter:—
| Masc. | Neut. | Fem. | ||
| (b) | Nom. Sing. | gōd (good), | gōd, | gōd. |
| Plur. | gōde, | gōd, | gōde. |
Fēa (few) has only the plural inflections, dat. fēam, gen. fēara.
Hēah (high) drops its second h in inflection and contracts:—hēare, nom. pl. hēa, dat. hēam, acc. sing. masc. hēanne.
Fela (many) is indeclinable.