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Old English Pronouns

1st and 2nd Person Singular

	1st person		2nd Person
nominitive	ic	I	þu	you (thou)
accusative	me / mec	me	þe/þec	you (thee)
genitive	min	of me / mine	þin	of you/your (thine)
dative	me	to me	þe	to you (to thee)

1st and 2nd Person Plural

	1st person		2nd Person
nominitive	we	we	ge	you
accusative	us	us	eow	you
genitive	ure	of us / our	eower	of you / your
dative	us	to us	eow	to you

Dual

	1st person		2nd Person
nominitive	wit	we two, both of us	git	you two, both of you
accusative	unc	us two	inc	you two
genitive	uncer	of us two / our	incer	of you two / your
dative	unc	to us two	inc	to you two

Third Person Singular (Masculine and Neuter)

	Masculine		Neuter
nominitive	he	he	hit	it
accusative	hine	him	hit	it
genitive	his	of him, his	his	of it, its
dative	him	to him	him	to it

Third Person Singular (Feminine) and Plural (All Genders)

	Feminine		Plural
nominitive	hio / hio	she	hie / hi	they
accusative	hie / hi	her	hie / hi	them
genitive	hire	of her, hers	hira / hiera	of them, theirs
dative	hire	to her	him	to them

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Last updated 2 July 1999