Note 3. The s of the nom. is dropt according to [§ 78], n. 2; e. g., us-stass, us-stassais, resurrection; garuns, -runsais, street.
Note 4. haims, village, forms its pl. according to the ô-declension: haimôs, etc.
3. U-Declension.
Masculins and Feminins.
§ [104]. The masculins and feminins of the u-declension ar identical in form. Paradim: sunus, sun.
| Sing. | N. | sunus | Plur. | N. | sunjus |
| G. | sunáus | G. | suniwê | ||
| D. | sunáu | D. | sunum | ||
| A. | sunu | A. | sununs | ||
| V. | sunu |
§ [105]. Further exampls: (a) masculins; e. g., áirus, messenger; asilus, ass; dauþus, deth; wulþus, glory; hûhrus, hunger; þaúrnus, thorn; haírus, sword; liþus, lim; lustus, lust; magus, boy; faírƕus, world; fôtus, foot; stubjus, dust; wrêþus, flock ([§ 7], n. 3); in -assus (Kluge, Stammbildg., [§ 137] et seq.): draúhtinassus, warfare; ibnassus, evenness; þiudinassus, kingdom; in -ôdus, -ôþus (Kluge, Stammbildg., [§ 134]); e. g., auhjôdus, tumult; gabaúrjôþus, plezure.
(b) The only feminins ar certainly only handus, hand; kinnus, cheek; waddjus, wall (cp. Beitr., 16, 3181), and perhaps asilus (if ὄνου in Lu. XIX, 30. Joh. XII, 15, means she-ass).
The gender of sum is doutful; as, qaírnus, mil; flôdus, flud; luftus, air.
Note 1. Foren words like aggilus, angel; sabbatus, sabbath, fluctuate in the pl. between the u- and i-decl.; s. [§ 120], n. 1.