Part of speech: noun
Gender: neuter
Stem: -ja-
1. narrative, story, history; fable; 2. speech, discourse (also spel)
Etymology
[Mod E SPELL “charm; incantation” ← Prot-Germ *spellan; Goth spill; O Sax spell; OHG spel; Icel spjall]
Paradigm
1.1.1. (b) -ja- stem
(subtype of -a- stem nouns)
masculine gender
(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bridd-
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nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
brid
(fledgling) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | brid, bridd | briddas |
| genitive | briddes | bridda |
| dative (instrumental) | bridde | briddum |
| accusative | brid, bridd | briddas |
(b) originally long stems: end-
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nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
ende
(end) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ende | endas |
| genitive | endes | enda |
| dative (instrumental) | ende | endum |
| accusative | ende | endas |
(c) short stems ending on -ri: heri-
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nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
here
(army, host) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | here | herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas |
| genitive | heries, heres, her(i)ȝes | heria, her(i)ȝa |
| dative (instrumental) | herie, her(i)ȝe | herium, her(i)ȝum |
| accusative | here | herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas |
neuter gender
(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bedd-
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nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender
bedd
(bed) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bed, bedd | bed, bedd |
| genitive | beddes | bedda |
| dative (instrumental) | bedde | beddum |
| accusative | bed, bedd | bed, bedd |
(b) originally long stems: ǽrend-
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nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender
ǽrende
(errand, mission) |
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ǽrende | ǽrendu |
| genitive | ǽrend | ǽrenda |
| dative (instrumental) | ǽrend | ǽrendum |
| accusative | ǽrend | ǽrendu |
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