Se is both a demonstrative and a definite article. It is also used as a personal pronoun:—hē ġe·hīerþ mīn word, and wyrċþ þā (he hears my words, and does them). Sē as a demonstrative and pers. pronoun has its vowel long.
| SINGULAR. | |||
| Masc. | Neut. | Fem. | |
| Nom. | þes (this), | þis, | þēos. |
| Acc. | þisne, | þis, | þās. |
| Dat. | þissum, | þissum, | þisse. |
| Gen. | þisses, | þisses, | þisse. |
| Instr. | þȳs, | þȳs. | (þisse). |
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| PLURAL. | |||
| Nom. | þās. | ||
| Dat. | þissum. | ||
| Gen. | þissa. | ||
Other demonstratives, which are used both as nouns and as adjectives, are se ilca (same), which is always weak, swelc (such), which is always strong.
RELATIVE.
The regular relative is the indeclinable þe, as in ǣlc þāra þe þās mīn word ġe·hīerþ (each of those who hears these my words). It is often combined with sē, which is declined:—sē þe = who, masc., sēo þe, fem., &c. Sē alone is also used as a relative:—hēr is mīn cnapa, þone ic ġe·ċēas (here is my servant, whom I have chosen); sometimes in the sense of 'he who':—hēr þū hæfst þæt þīn is (here thou hast that which is thine).
INDEFINITE.
Indefinites are formed with swā and the interrogative pronouns, thus:—swā hwā swā, swā hwelċ swā (whoever), swā hwæt swā (whatever).
Ān and sum (some) are used in an indefinite sense:—ān mann, sum mann = 'a certain man,' hence 'a man.' But the indefinite article is generally not expressed.