Old English · pronoun
we
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- IPA
- /weː/
- Syllables
- weː (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- weiċ
Meaning
-
we (nominative plural of iċ)
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Matthew 6:9-13
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
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 *wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *wiz, *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂. Cognate with Old Frisian wī (West Frisian wy), Old Saxon wī (Low German wi), Old Dutch wī (Dutch wij), Old High German wir (German wir), Old Norse vér (Danish and Swedish vi), Gothic (weis).
Descendants
we
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