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68 OLD HIGH GERMAN PRIMER<br />
PLUR.<br />
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Norn. '<br />
Ace. :.<br />
> dese<br />
J<br />
desiu. disiu (thisu) deso<br />
Gen. desero desero desero<br />
Dat. desem, -en dessm, -en desem, -en.<br />
NOTE. The nom. sg. masc. is thSrer in Otfrid. The gen. sg. fern, is<br />
threra in Otfrid, and therra (thSrro) in Tatian ;<br />
dat. fern. sg. thfireru<br />
in Otfrid, and thfirru (therro, thSrra) in Tatian ; gen. pi. thSrero in<br />
Otfrid, and thSrero (thSrro) in Tatian.<br />
167. jener, that, yon, mostly written gener, is declined<br />
like a strong adjective, 137.<br />
selb, self, ipse, may f<strong>ol</strong>low either the strong or the weak<br />
declension. Combined with the def. art., it signifies same,<br />
and always f<strong>ol</strong>lows the weak declension.<br />
its<br />
5. Relative.<br />
168. A relative pronoun proper did not exist in OHG.,<br />
place was supplied by the demonstrative der, da^, diu.<br />
6. Interrogative.<br />
169. The OHG. simple interrogative pronoun had no<br />
independent form for the feminine, and was declined in<br />
singular only.<br />
SING.<br />
Masc. Fern.<br />
Neut.<br />
Nom. hwer, wer, who<br />
hwa^, wasj, what<br />
Ace. hwenan, wenan, wen hwaj$, wa^<br />
Gen. hwes, wes hwes, wes<br />
Dat. hwemu, wemo hwemu, wemo<br />
Instr.<br />
hwiu, wiu.<br />
the
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