Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-gen

Paradigm: Noun

From POS: N, NP

Added category values: .gen (Case: Genitive)

ja-stem
(word is masc or word is neut) and (word is a-stem or word is s-stem) and word ends with 'e':

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
heofonrīċeheofonrīċeskingdom of heavenheofonrīċe > heofonrīċes

(word is masc or word is neut) and (word is a-stem or word is s-stem):

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
þancþancesthoughtþanc > þances
yfelyfelesevilyfel > yflesyfles
meotodmeotodesgodmeotod > meotdesmeotdes
werweresmanwer > weres
cyningcyningeskingcyning > cyninges
middanġeardmiddangeardesMiddle-Earthmiddanġeard > middanġeardesmiddanġeardes
cynncynneslineagecynn > cynnes
sealtsealtessaltsealt > sealtes
cræftcræftespowercræft > cræftes

word is o-stem and word ends with 'u':
word is o-stem:

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
nytwyrþnesnytwyrþnesseusefulnessnytwyrþnes > nytwyrþnesenytwyrþnese
frōforfrōfrecomfortfrōfor > frōfre

word is n-stem and (word ends with 'a' or word ends with 'e'):

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
hālgahālgansainthālga > hālgan
eorðeeorþangroundeorðe > eorþan

Orphan Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
monncynnmonncynnesmankindmonncynn > monncynnes
ĒadgārĒadgāresĒadgārĒadgār > ??
GodGodesGodGod > ??
wundorwundrawonderwundor > ??
mannmannespersonmann > ??
gūþġewinngūþġewinnesbattle-wargūþġewinn > ??
ġemōtġemōtesge-councilġemōt > ??