Old English · pronoun
he
- Part of speech
- pronoun, masculine
- IPA
- /xeː/[heː]
- Syllables
- xeː (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- hereferredittheydenotesunknown
Meaning
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he
Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
A loner oft waits a grace for himself, Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful
Oft him ānhaga · āre gebīdeð, -
it (when the thing being referred to is masculine)
-
they (singular) (denotes someone of unknown gender)
Inflection
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Nominative singular first-person | iċ |
| Accusative singular first-person | mēmec |
| Dative singular first-person | mē |
| Genitive singular first-person | mīn |
| Nominative singular second-person | þū |
| Accusative singular second-person | þēþec |
| Dative singular second-person | þē |
| Genitive singular second-person | þīn |
| Nominative accusative singular neuter third-person | hit |
| Dative singular neuter third-person | him |
| Genitive singular neuter third-person | his |
| Nominative singular masculine third-person | hē |
| Accusative singular masculine third-person | hine |
| Dative singular masculine third-person | him |
| Genitive singular masculine third-person | his |
| Nominative singular feminine third-person | hēo |
| Accusative singular feminine third-person | hīe |
| Genitive dative singular feminine third-person | hire |
| Nominative dual first-person | wit |
| Accusative dual first-person | uncuncit |
| Dative dual first-person | unc |
| Genitive dual first-person | uncer |
| Nominative dual second-person | ġit |
| Accusative dual second-person | incincit |
| Dative dual second-person | inc |
| Genitive dual second-person | incer |
| Nominative plural first-person | wē |
| Accusative plural first-person | ūsūsiċ |
| Dative plural first-person | ūs |
| Genitive plural first-person | ūreūser |
| Nominative plural second-person | ġē |
| Accusative plural second-person | ēowēowiċ |
| Dative plural second-person | ēow |
| Genitive plural second-person | ēower |
| Nominative accusative plural third-person | hīe |
| Dative plural third-person | him |
| Genitive plural third-person | heora |
All forms (34)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”).
Descendants
he
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