A Handbook of the English Language

by R. G. Latham

	þæt ( = that, the), and þis ( = this).
	Neut.	Masc.	Fem.	Neut.	Masc.	Fem.
Sing. Nom.	þæt	—	—	þis	þes	þeós.
Acc.	þæt	þone	þâ	þis	þisne	þás.
Abl.	þy	þy	þǽre.	þise	þise	þisse.
Dat.	þám	þám	þǽre.	þisum	þisum	þisse.
Gen.	þæs	þæs	þǽre.	þises	þises	þisse.
Plur. Nom. Acc.		þá.			þás.
Abl. Dat.		þám.			þisum.
Gen.		þára.			þissa.

III.

Hit ( = it), (he = he), heó ( = she).
Sing. Nom.	hit	he	heó.
Acc.	hit	hine	hí.
Dat.	him	him	hire.
Gen.	his	his	hire.
Plur. Nom. Acc.		hi
Dat.		him (heom).
Gen.		hira (heora).

IV.

þe (the)—Undeclined, and used for all cases and genders.

[§ 232]. These.—Here observe—

1st. That the s is no inflection, but a radical part of the word, like the s in geese.

2nd. That the Anglo-Saxon form is þás.

These facts create difficulties in respect to the word these. Mr. Guest's view is, perhaps, the best; viz., that the plural element of the word is the final -e, and that this -e is the old English and Anglo-Saxon adjective plural; so that thes-e is formed from this, as gode ( = boni) is from god ( = bonus).