Old Blylandic language

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The Old Blylandic language (Old Blylandic: bliiwalęndisku tunga, Blylandic: ald blyylęnsk tunge) is a language that was spoken in the Blyland region of Likkra between the sixth and thirteenth centuries. It is the predecessor to the modern Blylandic language.

History

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Phonotactics

Orthography

Some of the earliest Old Blylandic texts were written in Blylandic futhork, an expanded version of the Elder Futhark that was used sparingly during the Proto-Blylandic period. Later, in c. 750, the Latin script was introduced.

Normalised orthography

Because Old Blylandic spelling conventions differed between scribes, a normalised orthography is generally used when studying old texts. In general, it is based on the modern Blylandic alphabet.

The following letters are used:

Aa
/a, æ/
Åå
/ɑ/
Bb
/b/
Cc
/t͡s/
Dd
/d/
Ee
/e, ə/
Éé
/e/
Ęę
/ɛ/
Ff
/ɸ, f/
Gg
/g/
Hh
/x, h/
Ii
/i/
Jj
/j/
Kk
/k/
Ll
/l/
Mm
/m/
Nn
/n/
Oo
/o/
Öö
/ø/
Ǫǫ
/ɔ/
Pp
/p/
Qq
/kʷ/
Rr
/ɾ, r/
Ss
/s/
Tt
/t/
Uu
/u/
Vv
/w/
Ww
/w/
Xx
/ks/
Yy
/y/
Zz
/z/
Þþ
/θ/

Additionally, the letter <ä> is used to indicate /ai̯/, /æi̯/ or /ɑi̯/ before /w/. Doubled letters indicate long vowels and geminate consonants. <é> is rare, and typically marks unstressed /e/ (as opposed to stressed /e/, which is always written <e> as /ə/ cannot be stressed). The use of <x> is rare. Earlier transliterations paired <q> with <u> to form <qu>; however, this digraph is no longer used in contemporary transliterations.

The following digraphs are used (excluding long vowels/geminates):

ai
/ai̯, æi̯/
au
/au̯, æu̯/
åi
/ɑi̯/
åu
/ɑu̯/
dj
/d͡z/
dz
/d͡z/
eu
/eu̯/
gj
/ɟ, d͡ʑ/
gv
/gʷ/
gw
/gʷ/
hj
/ç/
hl
/l̥, ɬ/
hn
/n̥/
hr
/ɾ̥, r̥/
hw
/ʍ/
iu
/iu̯/
kj
/c, t͡ɕ/
kv
/kʷ/
kw
/kʷ/
lj
/ʎ/
qu
/kʷ/
qv
/kʷ/
nj
/ɲ/
sj
/ɕ/
tj
/t͡s/
þj
/t͡s/
wl
/lʷ/
wr
/ɾʷ, rʷ/

There are also the trigraphs <hlj> (/ʎ̥/, /ʎ̝̊/) and <hnj> (/ɲ̊/).

Grammar

Nouns

Old Blylandic distinguishes between six cases and two numbers: the nominative, vocative, accusative, genitive, dative and instrumental cases, and the singular and plural number. They can have one of three genders: masculine, feminine and neuter.

In very early texts, traces of a locative case can be found. Not all locative forms are attested.

a-stem nouns

The a-stem declensional class is one of the largest declensional class in Old Blylandic. It consists entirely of masculine and neuter nouns, and corresponds roughly to the Latin second declension. There are three subclasses in this declensional class.

The plain a-stem masculines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative dager
/ˈda.gr̩/
dagur
/ˈda.guɾ/
Vocative dak
/ˈdak/
dagur
/ˈda.guɾ/
Accusative dak
/ˈdak/
dagen
/ˈda.gn̩/
Genitive dages
/ˈda.gəs/
daga
/ˈda.gaː/
Dative dagę
/ˈda.gɛ/
dagamer
/ˈda.ga.mr̩/
Instrumental dagu
/ˈda.gu/
dagamer
/ˈda.ga.mr̩/
Locative dagi
/ˈda.gi/
dagęr
/ˈda.gɛɾ/

The plain a-stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative bęęn
/ˈbɛːn/
bęęnu
/ˈbɛː.nu/
Vocative bęęn
/ˈbɛːn/
bęęnu
/ˈbɛː.nu/
Accusative bęęn
/ˈbɛːn/
bęęnu
/ˈbɛː.nu/
Genitive bęęnes
/ˈbɛː.nəs/
bęęna
/ˈbɛː.naː/
Dative bęęnę
/ˈbɛː.nɛ/
bęęnamer
/ˈbɛː.na.mr̩/
Instrumental bęęnu
/ˈbɛː.nu/
bęęnamer
/ˈbɛː.na.mr̩/
Locative bęęni
/ˈbɛː.ni/
bęęnęr
/ˈbɛː.nɛɾ/

The ja-stem masculines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative niþir
/ˈni.θiɾ/
nisur
/ˈni.suɾ/
Vocative nis
/ˈnis/
nisur
/ˈni.suɾ/
Accusative niþi
/ˈni.θi/
niþin
/ˈni.θin/
Genitive niþis
/ˈni.θis/
nisa
/ˈni.saː/
Dative nisę
/ˈni.sɛ/
nisamer
/ˈni.sa.mr̩/
Instrumental nisu
/ˈni.su/
nisamer
/ˈni.sa.mr̩/
Locative niþi
/ˈni.θi/
nisęr
/ˈni.sɛɾ/

Note that the underlying root is niþ-, and the nis- forms are the result of palatalisation. Whether the vocative has the same form as the accusative is dependent on whether the root is light (short vowel + zero or one coda consonant) or heavy (long vowel or two or more coda consonants), with heavy roots giving identical forms.

The ja-stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative bęs
/ˈbɛs/
bęzu
/ˈbɛ.zu/
Vocative bęs
/ˈbɛs/
bęzu
/ˈbɛ.zu/
Accusative bęs
/ˈbɛs/
bęzu
/ˈbɛ.zu/
Genitive będis
/ˈbɛ.dis/
bęza
/ˈbɛ.zaː/
Dative bęzę
/ˈbɛ.zɛ/
bęzamer
/ˈbɛ.za.mr̩/
Instrumental bęzu
/ˈbɛ.zu/
bęzamer
/ˈbɛ.za.mr̩/
Locative będi
/ˈbɛ.di/
bęzęr
/ˈbɛ.zɛɾ/

The neuter nominative/vocative/accusative singular forms may instead end in unpalatalised root + -i, if the root is heavy.

The wa-stem masculines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative skǫdur
/ˈskɔ.duɾ/
skǫdor
/ˈskɔ.doɾ/
Vocative skǫt
/ˈskɔt/
skǫdor
/ˈskɔ.doɾ/
Accusative skǫdu
/ˈskɔ.du/
skǫdun
/ˈskɔ.dun/
Genitive skǫdus
/ˈskɔ.dus/
skǫda
/ˈskɔ.daː/
Dative skǫdę
/ˈskɔ.dɛ/
skǫdamer
/ˈskɔ.da.mr̩/
Instrumental skǫdo
/ˈskɔ.do/
skǫdamer
/ˈskɔ.da.mr̩/
Locative skǫdi
/ˈskɔ.di/
skǫdęr
/ˈskɔ.dɛɾ/

The wa-stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative möl
/ˈmøl/
mölo
/ˈmø.lo/
Vocative möl
/ˈmøl/
mölo
/ˈmø.lo/
Accusative möl
/ˈmøl/
mölo
/ˈmø.lo/
Genitive mölus
/ˈmø.lus/
möla
/ˈmø.laː/
Dative mölę
/ˈmø.lɛ/
mölamer
/ˈmø.la.mr̩/
Instrumental mölo
/ˈmø.lo/
mölamer
/ˈmø.la.mr̩/
Locative möli
/ˈmø.li/
mölęr
/ˈmø.lɛɾ/

ō-stem nouns

The ō-stem declensional class is also a rather large declensional class. It consists entirely of feminines, and corresponds roughly to the Latin first declension. There are two subclasses in this declensional class.

The plain ō-stem nouns are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative roodu
/ˈɾoː.du/
roodor
/ˈɾoː.doɾ/
Vocative roodu
/ˈɾoː.du/
roodor
/ˈɾoː.doɾ/
Accusative rooda
/ˈɾoː.da/
roodur
/ˈɾoː.duɾ/
Genitive roodur
/ˈɾoː.duɾ/
rooda
/ˈɾoː.daː/
Dative roodę
/ˈɾoː.dɛ/
roodomer
/ˈɾoː.do.mr̩/
Instrumental roodu
/ˈɾoː.du/
roodomer
/ˈɾoː.do.mr̩/
Locative roodę
/ˈɾoː.dɛ/
roodur
/ˈɾoː.duɾ/

While there are jō-stem nouns, they decline identically to their plain counterparts.

The ī/jō-stem nouns are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative męwi
/ˈmɛ.wi/
möjor
/ˈmø.joɾ/
Vocative męwi
/ˈmɛ.wi/
möjor
/ˈmø.joɾ/
Accusative möja
/ˈmø.ja/
möjur
/ˈmø.juɾ/
Genitive möjur
/ˈmø.juɾ/
möja
/ˈmø.jaː/
Dative möję
/ˈmø.jɛ/
möjomer
/ˈmø.jo.mr̩/
Instrumental möju
/ˈmø.ju/
möjomer
/ˈmø.jo.mr̩/
Locative möję
/ˈmø.jɛ/
möjur
/ˈmø.juɾ/

i-stem nouns

The i-stem masculines and feminines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative gęster
/ˈgɛs.tr̩/
gęstir
/ˈgɛs.tiɾ/
Vocative gęss
/ˈgɛsː/
gęstir
/ˈgɛs.tiɾ/
Accusative gęste
/ˈgɛs.tə/
gęsten
/ˈgɛs.tn̩/
Genitive gęstir
/ˈgɛs.tiɾ/
gęssa
/ˈgɛs.saː/
Dative gęsti
/ˈgɛs.ti/
gęstimer
/ˈgɛs.ti.mr̩/
Instrumental gęsti
/ˈgɛs.ti/
gęstimer
/ˈgɛs.ti.mr̩/
Locative gęsti
/ˈgɛs.ti/
gęstir
/ˈgɛs.tiɾ/

The i-stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative męr
/ˈmɛɾ/
męri
/ˈmɛ.ɾi/
Vocative męr
/ˈmɛɾ/
męri
/ˈmɛ.ɾi/
Accusative męr
/ˈmɛɾ/
męri
/ˈmɛ.ɾi/
Genitive męrir
/ˈmɛ.ɾiɾ/
męra
/ˈmɛ.ɾaː/
Dative męri
/ˈmɛ.ɾi/
męrimer
/ˈmɛ.ɾi.mr̩/
Instrumental męri
/ˈmɛ.ɾi/
męrimer
/ˈmɛ.ɾi.mr̩/
Locative męri
/ˈmɛ.ɾi/
męrir
/ˈmɛ.ɾiɾ/

While this noun does not demonstrate palatalisation of the root, the nominative/vocative/accusative singular and the genitive plural exhibit palatalisation.

u-stem nouns

The u-stem masculines and feminines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative mǫger
/ˈmɔ.gr̩/
męgir
/ˈmɛ.giɾ/
Vocative mǫk
/ˈmɔk/
męgir
/ˈmɛ.giɾ/
Accusative mǫge
/ˈmɔ.gə/
mǫgen
/ˈmɔ.gn̩/
Genitive magǫr
/ˈma.gɔɾ/
męgja
/ˈmɛ.d͡ʑaː/
Dative męgi
/ˈmɛ.gi/
mǫgumer
/ˈmɔ.gu.mr̩/
Instrumental mǫgu
/ˈmɔ.gu/
mǫgumer
/ˈmɔ.gu.mr̩/
Locative męgi
/ˈmɛ.gi/
mǫgur
/ˈmɔ.guɾ/

The u-stems exhibit umlaut, and in the genitive plural, also exhibit palatalisation. The unchanged root vowel is used only in the genitive singular.

The u-stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative spör
/ˈspøɾ/
spöru
/ˈspø.ɾu/
Vocative spör
/ˈspøɾ/
spöru
/ˈspø.ɾu/
Accusative spör
/ˈspøɾ/
spöru
/ˈspø.ɾu/
Genitive sperǫr
/ˈspe.ɾɔɾ/
spira
/ˈspi.ɾaː/
Dative spiri
/ˈspi.ɾi/
spörumer
/ˈspø.ɾu.mr̩/
Instrumental spöru
/ˈspø.ɾu/
spörumer
/ˈspø.ɾu.mr̩/
Locative spiri
/ˈspi.ɾi/
spörur
/ˈspø.ɾuɾ/

r-stem nouns

The r-stem declensional class consists only of five nouns, all kinship terms: fadir, moodir, brooþir, swestir and dohtir/-duhtir

Singular Plural
Nominative fadir
/ˈfa.diɾ/
fędrer
/ˈfɛd.ɾr̩/
Vocative fader
/ˈfa.dr̩/
fędrer
/ˈfɛd.ɾr̩/
Accusative fadare
/ˈfa.da.ɾə/
fǫdren
/ˈfɔd.ɾn̩/
Genitive fǫders
/ˈfɔ.dr̩s/
fadra
/ˈfad.ɾaː/
Dative fędri
/ˈfɛd.ɾi/
fǫdrumer
/ˈfɔd.ɾu.mr̩/
Instrumental fadri
/ˈfad.ɾi/
fǫdrumer
/ˈfɔd.ɾu.mr̩/
Locative fęder
/ˈfe.dr̩/
fǫders
/ˈfɔ.dr̩s/

z-stem nouns

The z-stem declensional class consists only of neuter nouns.

Singular Plural
Nominative lamber
/ˈlam.br̩/
lęmbiru
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾu/
Vocative lamber
/ˈlam.br̩/
lęmbiru
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾu/
Accusative lamber
/ˈlam.br̩/
lęmbiru
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾu/
Genitive lęmbirer
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾr̩/
lęmbira
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾaː/
Dative lęmbiri
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾi/
lęmbirumer
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾu.mr̩/
Instrumental lęmbiri
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾi/
lęmbirumer
/ˈlɛm.bi.ɾu.mr̩/
Locative lęmbir
/ˈlɛm.biɾ/
lęmbis
/ˈlɛm.bis/

There is one irregular noun in this declensional class (aar/ęęr "copper, ore"):

Singular Plural
Nominative aar
/ˈaːɾ/
ęęr
/ˈɛːɾ/
ęęru
/ˈɛː.ɾu/
Vocative aar
/ˈaːɾ/
ęęr
/ˈɛːɾ/
ęęru
/ˈɛː.ɾu/
Accusative aar
/ˈaːɾ/
ęęr
/ˈɛːɾ/
ęęru
/ˈɛː.ɾu/
Genitive eerer
/ˈeː.ɾr̩/
ęęra
/ˈɛː.ɾaː/
Dative eeri
/ˈeː.ɾi/
öörumer
/ˈøː.ɾu.mr̩/
Instrumental ęęri
/ˈɛː.ɾi/
öörumer
/ˈøː.ɾu.mr̩/
Locative *eer
/ˈeː.ɾ/
*öös
/ˈøːs/

Plain consonant stems

The plain consonant stem declensional class consists of nouns whose stems end in a consonant other than -r (r- and z-stems) or -n (n-stems).

The plain consonant stem masculines and feminines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative nahts
/ˈnaxt͡s/
nęhter
/ˈnɛx.tr̩/
Vocative naht
/ˈnaxt/
nęhter
/ˈnɛx.tr̩/
Accusative nǫhte
/ˈnɔx.tə/
nǫhten
/ˈnɔx.tn̩/
Genitive nęhter
/ˈnɛx.tr̩/
nahta
/ˈnax.taː/
Dative nęhti
/ˈnɛx.ti/
nǫhtumer
/ˈnɔx.tu.mr̩/
Instrumental nahti
/ˈnax.ti/
nǫhtumer
/ˈnɔx.tu.mr̩/
Locative nęks
/ˈnɛks/
nǫhts
/ˈnɔxt͡s/

The nominative singular and locative plural endings may either be -er or -s, depending on whether the stem ends in a voiceless obstruent (in which case -s is used).

The plain consonant stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative ǫl
/ˈɔl/
ǫlet
/ˈɔ.lət/
Vocative ǫl
/ˈɔl/
ǫlet
/ˈɔ.lət/
Accusative ǫl
/ˈɔl/
ǫlet
/ˈɔ.lət/
Genitive ǫluþer
/ˈɔ.lu.θr̩/
ǫluþa
/ˈɔ.lu.θaː/
Dative ǫluþi
/ˈɔ.lu.θi/
ǫluþumer
/ˈɔ.lu.θu.mr̩/
Instrumental ǫluþi
/ˈɔ.lu.θi/
ǫluþumer
/ˈɔ.lu.θu.mr̩/
Locative ǫlus
/ˈɔ.lus/
ǫluþs
/ˈɔ.luθs/

Neuter consonant stems are rare, and all of them exhibit the loss of the stem-final consonant in the nominative/vocative/accusative singular (as seen above). As such, they're seen as an irregular declensional class.

an-stem nouns

The an-stem declensional class is one of the "weak" declensional classes, a set of classes defined by the -n- infix in many of its endings. It consists of masculine and neuter nouns.

The an-stem masculines are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative gumo
/ˈgu.mo/
gumaner
/ˈgu.ma.nr̩/
Vocative gumo
/ˈgu.mo/
gumaner
/ˈgu.ma.nr̩/
Accusative gumane
/ˈgu.ma.nə/
gumanen
/ˈgu.ma.nn̩/
Genitive gyminer
/ˈgy.mi.nr̩/
gumana
/ˈgu.ma.naː/
Dative gymini
/ˈgy.mi.ni/
gumammer
/ˈgu.mam.mr̩/
Instrumental gymini
/ˈgy.mi.ni/
gumammer
/ˈgu.mam.mr̩/
Locative gymin
/ˈgy.min/
guman
/ˈgu.man/

The an-stem neuters are declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative wango
/ˈwan.go/
wangonu
/ˈwan.go.nu/
Vocative wango
/ˈwan.go/
wangonu
/ˈwan.go.nu/
Accusative wango
/ˈwan.go/
wangonu
/ˈwan.go.nu/
Genitive węnginer
/ˈwɛn.gi.nr̩/
wangana
/ˈwan.ga.naː/
Dative węngini
/ˈwɛn.gi.ni/
wangammer
/ˈwan.gam.mr̩/
Instrumental węngini
/ˈwɛn.gi.ni/
wangammer
/ˈwan.gam.mr̩/
Locative węngin
/ˈwɛn.gin/
wangan
/ˈwan.gan/

ōn-stems

The ōn-stem declensional class is the feminine counterpart to the an-stems.

Singular Plural
Nominative sonna
/ˈson.na/
sonnoner
/ˈson.no.nr̩/
Vocative sonna
/ˈson.na/
sonnoner
/ˈson.no.nr̩/
Accusative sonnone
/ˈson.no.nə/
sonnonen
/ˈson.no.nn̩/
Genitive sonnoner
/ˈson.no.nr̩/
sonnona
/ˈson.no.naː/
Dative sonnoni
/ˈson.no.ni/
sonnomer
/ˈson.no.mr̩/
Instrumental sonnoni
/ˈson.no.ni/
sonnomer
/ˈson.no.mr̩/
Locative sonnon
/ˈson.non/
sonnon
/ˈson.non/

īn-stems

The īn-stem declensional class, like the ōn-stem class, consists entirely of feminine nouns.

Singular Plural
Nominative byrþę
/ˈbyɾ.θɛ/
byrþiner
/ˈbyɾ.θi.nr̩/
Vocative byrþę
/ˈbyɾ.θɛ/
byrþiner
/ˈbyɾ.θi.nr̩/
Accusative byrþine
/ˈbyɾ.θi.nə/
byrþinen
/ˈbyɾ.θi.nn̩/
Genitive byrþiner
/ˈbyɾ.θi.nr̩/
byrþina
/ˈbyɾ.θi.naː/
Dative byrþini
/ˈbyɾ.θi.ni/
byrþimer
/ˈbyɾ.θi.mr̩/
Instrumental byrþini
/ˈbyɾ.θi.ni/
byrþimer
/ˈbyɾ.θi.mr̩/
Locative byrþin
/ˈbyɾ.θin/
byrþin
/ˈbyɾ.θin/

Adjectives

Adjectives in Old Blylandic agree with the noun in case, gender and number. Most adjectives have two different sets of declensions, the "strong" declension, and the "weak" declension. The weak declension is typically used in conjunction with a demonstrative.

The terms "strong" and "weak" are misnomers in Old Blylandic; the terms refer to the distinctiveness of endings, and are more applicable to the modern language (whose weak declension consists only of three or four endings spread across 24 combinations).

The strong declension is as follows:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative gooder
/ˈgoː.dr̩/
goodę
/ˈgoː.dɛ/
goodu
/ˈgoː.du/
goodor
/ˈgoː.doɾ/
goodat
/ˈgoː.dat/
goodu
/ˈgoː.du/
Vocative goot
/ˈgoːt/
goodę
/ˈgoː.dɛ/
goodu
/ˈgoː.du/
goodor
/ˈgoː.doɾ/
goodat
/ˈgoː.dat/
goodu
/ˈgoː.du/
Accusative goodana
/ˈgoː.da.na/
gooden
/ˈgoː.dn̩/
gooda
/ˈgoː.da/
goodur
/ˈgoː.duɾ/
goodat
/ˈgoː.dat/
goodu
/ˈgoː.du/
Genitive goodes
/ˈgoː.dəs/
goodęra
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾaː/
goodęrur
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾuɾ/
goodęra
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾaː/
goodes
/ˈgoː.dəs/
goodęra
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾaː/
Dative goodammę
/ˈgoː.dam.mɛ/
goodęmer
/ˈgoː.dɛ.mr̩/
goodęrę
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾɛ/
goodęmer
/ˈgoː.dɛ.mr̩/
goodammę
/ˈgoː.dam.mɛ/
goodęmer
/ˈgoː.dɛ.mr̩/
Instrumental goodanu
/ˈgoː.da.nu/
goodęmer
/ˈgoː.dɛ.mr̩/
goodęru
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾu/
goodęmer
/ˈgoː.dɛ.mr̩/
goodanu
/ˈgoː.da.nu/
goodęmer
/ˈgoː.dɛ.mr̩/
Locative goodam
/ˈgoː.dam/
goodęr
/ˈgoː.dɛɾ/
goodęrę
/ˈgoː.dɛ.ɾɛ/
goodęr
/ˈgoː.dɛɾ/
goodam
/ˈgoː.dam/
goodęr
/ˈgoː.dɛɾ/

Note that the vocative forms listed above are rarely, if ever, used outside of strong-only adjectives. Typically adjectives modifying noun phrases in the vocative use the weak declension.

The weak declension is as follows:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative
Vocative
goodo
/ˈgoː.do/
goodaner
/ˈgoː.da.nr̩/
gooda
/ˈgoː.da/
goodoner
/ˈgoː.do.nr̩/
goodo
/ˈgoː.do/
goodonu
/ˈgoː.do.nu/
Accusative goodane
/ˈgoː.da.nə/
goodanen
/ˈgoː.da.nn̩/
goodone
/ˈgoː.do.nə/
goodonen
/ˈgoː.do.nn̩/
goodo
/ˈgoː.do/
goodonu
/ˈgoː.do.nu/
Genitive göödiner
/ˈgøː.di.nr̩/
goodana
/ˈgoː.da.naː/
goodoner
/ˈgoː.do.nr̩/
goodona
/ˈgoː.do.naː/
göödiner
/ˈgøː.di.nr̩/
goodana
/ˈgoː.da.naː/
Dative göödini
/ˈgøː.di.ni/
goodammer
/ˈgoː.dam.mr̩/
goodoni
/ˈgoː.do.ni/
goodomer
/ˈgoː.do.mr̩/
göödini
/ˈgøː.di.ni/
goodammer
/ˈgoː.dam.mr̩/
Instrumental göödini
/ˈgøː.di.ni/
goodammer
/ˈgoː.dam.mr̩/
goodoni
/ˈgoː.do.ni/
goodomer
/ˈgoː.do.mr̩/
göödini
/ˈgøː.di.ni/
goodammer
/ˈgoː.dam.mr̩/
Locative göödin
/ˈgøː.din/
goodan
/ˈgoː.dan/
goodon
/ˈgoː.don/
goodon
/ˈgoː.don/
göödin
/ˈgøː.din/
goodan
/ˈgoː.dan/

In all cases, adverbs are formed using the neuter genitive singular (of the strong declension, where applicable), with four exceptions (the adverbial form of gooder "good" is wel, the adverbial form of ybiler "bad, evil" is identical to its comparative form, and the adverbial forms of superlatives replace the -ist- or -ost- with -est; comparative adverbs are mentioned below). The strong neuter genitive singular is also used when the adjective is used as a predicate. Comparatives are generally formed by adding -iro to the adjective (and applying umlaut if applicable), while superlatives use -ister (which also induces umlaut). Some adjectives use -oro and -oster instead to form their comparatives and superlatives.

All comparatives, present participles and ordinal numerals (with the exception of fyrister "first" and annarer "second, other", the latter being strong only, and þrizo "third", whose declension is slightly irregular) decline as follows:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative
Vocative
seksto
/ˈseks.to/
sekstaner
/ˈseks.ta.nr̩/
sikstę
/ˈsiks.tɛ/
sikstiner
/ˈsiks.ti.nr̩/
seksto
/ˈseks.to/
sekstonu
/ˈseks.to.nu/
Accusative sekstane
/ˈseks.ta.nə/
sekstanen
/ˈseks.ta.nn̩/
sikstine
/ˈsiks.ti.nə/
sikstinen
/ˈsiks.ti.nn̩/
seksto
/ˈseks.to/
sekstonu
/ˈseks.to.nu/
Genitive sikstiner
/ˈsiks.ti.nr̩/
sekstana
/ˈseks.ta.naː/
sikstiner
/ˈsiks.ti.nr̩/
sikstina
/ˈsiks.ti.naː/
sikstiner
/ˈsiks.ti.nr̩/
sekstana
/ˈseks.ta.naː/
Dative sikstini
/ˈsiks.ti.ni/
sekstammer
/ˈseks.tam.mr̩/
sikstini
/ˈsiks.ti.ni/
sikstimer
/ˈsiks.ti.mr̩/
sikstini
/ˈsiks.ti.ni/
sekstammer
/ˈseks.tam.mr̩/
Instrumental sikstini
/ˈsiks.ti.ni/
sekstammer
/ˈseks.tam.mr̩/
sikstini
/ˈsiks.ti.ni/
sikstimer
/ˈsiks.ti.mr̩/
sikstini
/ˈsiks.ti.ni/
sekstammer
/ˈseks.tam.mr̩/
Locative sikstin
/ˈsiks.tin/
sikstan
/ˈsiks.tan/
sikstin
/ˈsiks.tin/
sikstin
/ˈsiks.tin/
sikstin
/ˈsiks.tin/
sikstan
/ˈsiks.tan/

Unlike with normal adjectives, comparatives form their adverbs by replacing the -ir- or -or- with -er (e.g. bętiro "better" becomes bęter), with a few exceptions.

The ordinal numeral þrizo deviates slightly from this declension, through the use of palatalisation rather than umlaut to distinguish between the two stems:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative
Vocative
þrizo
/ˈθɾi.zo/
þrizaner
/ˈθɾi.za.nr̩/
þridę
/ˈθɾi.dɛ/
þridiner
/ˈθɾi.di.nr̩/
þrizo
/ˈθɾi.zo/
þrizonu
/ˈθɾi.zo.nu/
Accusative þrizane
/ˈθɾi.za.nə/
þrizanen
/ˈθɾi.za.nn̩/
þridine
/ˈθɾi.di.nə/
þridinen
/ˈθɾi.di.nn̩/
þrizo
/ˈθɾi.zo/
þrizonu
/ˈθɾi.zo.nu/
Genitive þridiner
/ˈθɾi.di.nr̩/
þrizana
/ˈθɾi.za.naː/
þridiner
/ˈθɾi.di.nr̩/
þridina
/ˈθɾi.di.naː/
þridiner
/ˈθɾi.di.nr̩/
þrizana
/ˈθɾi.za.naː/
Dative þridini
/ˈθɾi.di.ni/
þrizammer
/ˈθɾi.zam.mr̩/
þridini
/ˈθɾi.di.ni/
þridimer
/ˈθɾi.di.mr̩/
þridini
/ˈθɾi.di.ni/
þrizammer
/ˈθɾi.zam.mr̩/
Instrumental þridini
/ˈθɾi.di.ni/
þrizammer
/ˈθɾi.zam.mr̩/
þridini
/ˈθɾi.di.ni/
þridimer
/ˈθɾi.di.mr̩/
þridini
/ˈθɾi.di.ni/
þrizammer
/ˈθɾi.zam.mr̩/
Locative þridin
/ˈθɾi.din/
þrizan
/ˈθɾi.zan/
þridin
/ˈθɾi.din/
þridin
/ˈθɾi.din/
þridin
/ˈθɾi.din/
þrizan
/ˈθɾi.zan/

Historically, present participles had a different declension:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative berander
/ˈbe.ɾan.dr̩/
berander
/ˈbe.ɾan.dr̩/
berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandor
/ˈbe.ɾan.doɾ/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
Vocative berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
berander
/ˈbe.ɾan.dr̩/
berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandor
/ˈbe.ɾan.doɾ/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
Accusative berande
/ˈbe.ɾan.də/
beranden
/ˈbe.ɾan.dn̩/
beranda
/ˈbe.ɾan.da/
berandur
/ˈbe.ɾan.duɾ/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
Genitive berander
/ˈbe.ɾan.dr̩/
berandęra
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾaː/
berandęrur
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾuɾ/
berandęra
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾaː/
berander
/ˈbe.ɾan.dr̩/
berandęra
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾaː/
Dative berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandęmer
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.mr̩/
berandęrę
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾɛ/
berandęmer
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.mr̩/
berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandęmer
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.mr̩/
Instrumental berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandęmer
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.mr̩/
berandęru
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾu/
berandęmer
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.mr̩/
berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandęmer
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.mr̩/
Locative berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandęr
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛɾ/
berandęrę
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ.ɾɛ/
berandęr
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛɾ/
berandi
/ˈbe.ɾan.di/
berandęr
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛɾ/

By the 11th century, only one adjective (sanns "true") displayed this declension. It is considerably irregular:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative sanns
/ˈsanːs/
sęnner
/ˈsɛn.nr̩/
sęnni
/ˈsɛn.ni/
sęnnor
/ˈsɛn.noɾ/
sann
/ˈsanː/
sann
/ˈsanː/
Vocative sann
/ˈsanː/
sęnner
/ˈsɛn.nr̩/
sęnni
/ˈsɛn.ni/
sęnnor
/ˈsɛn.noɾ/
sann
/ˈsanː/
sann
/ˈsanː/
Accusative sanne
/ˈsan.nə/
sǫnnen
/ˈsɔn.nn̩/
sęnna
/ˈsɛn.na/
sęnnur
/ˈsɛn.nuɾ/
sann
/ˈsanː/
sann
/ˈsanː/
Genitive sunder
/ˈsun.dr̩/
sundęra
/ˈsun.dɛ.ɾaː/
syndęrur
/ˈsyn.dɛ.ɾuɾ/
syndęra
/ˈsyn.dɛ.ɾaː/
sunder
/ˈsun.dr̩/
sundęra
/ˈsun.dɛ.ɾaː/
Dative sundi
/ˈsun.di/
sundęmer
/ˈsun.dɛ.mr̩/
syndęrę
/ˈsyn.dɛ.ɾɛ/
syndęmer
/ˈsyn.dɛ.mr̩/
sundi
/ˈsun.di/
sundęmer
/ˈsun.dɛ.mr̩/
Instrumental sundi
/ˈsun.di/
sundęmer
/ˈsun.dɛ.mr̩/
syndęru
/ˈsyn.dɛ.ɾu/
syndęmer
/ˈsyn.dɛ.mr̩/
sundi
/ˈsun.di/
sundęmer
/ˈsun.dɛ.mr̩/
Locative sundi
/ˈsun.di/
sundęr
/ˈsun.dɛɾ/
syndęrę
/ˈsyn.dɛ.ɾɛ/
syndęr
/ˈsyn.dɛɾ/
sundi
/ˈsun.di/
sundęr
/ˈsun.dɛɾ/

This adjective is not to be confused with the noun syndi ("sin"), with which it shares the same etymology.

By the 13th century, even this adjective had largely regularised, but adapting both strong and weak endings. However, it still retains its umlauted feminine form (sęnn-) even in the modern day.

Irregular adjectives

The following adjectives are irregular:

Adjective Adverb Comparative Comparative adverb Superlative Meaning
gooder wel bętiro bęter bętister good
ybiler wirser wirsiro wirser wirsister bad, evil
mikiler mikiles męęro męęr męęster great, large, much
liitiler liitiles minniro minner minnister small, little
alder aldes ęlliro ęller ęllister old
junger junges yyhiro yyher yyhister young

Numerals

The cardinal numeral ęęner (1) declines as a strong adjective. The cardinal numeral twęę (2) declines as follows:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative
Vocative
twęę
/ˈtwɛː/
twoor
/ˈtwoːɾ/
twoo
/ˈtwoː/
Accusative twann
/ˈtwanː/
twoor
/ˈtwoːɾ/
twoo
/ˈtwoː/
Genitive twęja
/ˈtwɛ.jaː/
Dative twęęmer
/ˈtwɛː.mr̩/
Instrumental tweemer
/ˈtweː.mr̩/
Locative *twöör
/ˈtwøːɾ/

The cardinal numeral þriir (3) declines as follows:

Masculine
Feminine
Neuter
Nominative
Vocative
þriir
/ˈθɾiːɾ/
þriju
/ˈθɾi.ju/
Accusative þrinn
/ˈθɾinː/
þriju
/ˈθɾi.ju/
Genitive þrija
/ˈθɾi.jaː/
Dative
Instrumental
þrimer
/ˈθɾi.mr̩/
Locative *þryr
/ˈθɾyɾ/

Note that the typical /ij/ → /j/ sound change does not affect the þrij- forms, as */θɾj/ is a forbidden onset.

The cardinal numerals from 4 to 13 decline as follows:

4 5 6 7 8
Nominative
Vocative
födorer
/ˈfø.do.ɾr̩/
födor
/ˈfø.doɾ/
feffer
/ˈfef.fr̩/
feff
/ˈfefː/
sekser
/ˈsek.sr̩/
seks
/ˈseks/
söbuner
/ˈsø.bu.nr̩/
söben
/ˈsø.bn̩/
ahtor
/ˈax.tor/
ahto
/ˈax.to/
Accusative födoren
/ˈfø.do.ɾn̩/
födor
/ˈfø.doɾ/
feffen
/ˈfef.fn̩/
feff
/ˈfefː/
seksen
/ˈsek.sn̩/
seks
/ˈseks/
söbunen
/ˈsø.bu.nn̩/
söben
/ˈsø.bn̩/
ahton
/ˈax.ton/
ahto
/ˈax.to/
Genitive födura
/ˈfø.du.ɾaː/
feffa
/ˈfef.faː/
seksa
/ˈsek.saː/
söbuna
/ˈsø.bu.naː/
ahtowa
/ˈax.to.waː/
Dative
Instrumental
födurmer
/ˈfø.duɾ.mr̩/
föffumer
/ˈføf.fu.mr̩/
söksumer
/ˈsøk.su.mr̩/
söbummer
/ˈsø.bum.mr̩/
ahtomer
/ˈax.to.mr̩/
Locative *födurs
/ˈfø.duɾs/
*föffs
/ˈføfːs/
*söks
/ˈsøks/
*söben
/ˈsø.bn̩/
*ahtor
/ˈax.toɾ/
9 10 11 12 13
Nominative
Vocative
njoner
/ˈɲo.nr̩/
njon
/ˈɲon/
töhuner
/ˈtø.xu.nr̩/
töhen
/ˈtø.xn̩/
ęęnaliboner
/ˈɛː.na.li.bo.nr̩/
ęęnaliben
/ˈɛː.na.li.bn̩/
twęliber
/ˈtwɛ.li.br̩/
twęlep
/ˈtwɛ.ləp/
þritahuner
/ˈθɾi.ta.xu.nr̩/
þritahen
/ˈθɾi.ta.xn̩/
Accusative njonen
/ˈɲo.nn̩/
njon
/ˈɲon/
töhunen
/ˈtø.xu.nn̩/
töhen
/ˈtø.xn̩/
ęęnalibonen
/ˈɛː.na.li.bo.nn̩/
ęęnaliben
/ˈɛː.na.li.bn̩/
twęliben
/ˈtwɛ.li.bn̩/
twęlep
/ˈtwɛ.ləp/
þritahunen
/ˈθɾi.ta.xu.nn̩/
þritahen
/ˈθɾi.ta.xn̩/
Genitive njona
/ˈɲo.naː/
töhuna
/ˈtø.xu.naː/
ęęnalibona
/ˈɛː.na.li.bo.naː/
twęliba
/ˈtwɛ.li.baː/
þritahuna
/ˈθɾi.ta.xu.naː/
Dative
Instrumental
njommer
/ˈɲom.mr̩/
töhummer
/ˈtø.xum.mr̩/
ęęnalibonumer
/ˈɛː.na.li.bo.nu.mr̩/
twęlibumer
/ˈtwɛ.li.bu.mr̩/
þritahummer
/ˈθɾi.ta.xum.mr̩/
Locative *njunn
/ˈɲunː/
*töhen
/ˈtø.xn̩/
*ęęnalibon
/ˈɛː.na.li.bon/
*twęlifs
/ˈtwɛ.lifs/
*þritahen
/ˈθɾi.ta.xn̩/

The numerals from 14 to 19 decline identically to the numeral for 13. Note that unlike the numerals 1 to 3, these use the neuter forms as the lemma rather than the masculine/feminine (with the declined forms for all numerals above four being an innovation).

The numerals from 14 to 19 are as follows:

14 födortahen
/ˈfø.doɾ.ta.xn̩/
17 söbuntahen
/ˈsø.bun.ta.xn̩/
15 fefftahen
/ˈfefː.ta.xn̩/
18 ahtotahen
/ˈax.to.ta.xn̩/
16 sekstahen
/ˈseks.ta.xn̩/
19 njontahen
/ˈɲon.ta.xn̩/

Cardinal numerals 20 and greater are syntactically nouns, rather than determiners, meaning that the noun it modifies must be declined in the genitive plural.

The form of the decades varies with dialect, with the Lobehaben and Widberg dialects differing in their formation.

In the Lobehaben dialect, the decades are suffixed with a variant of -hund- (not to be confused with hundarat "hundred"), which is neuter. It declines as follows:

Dual Plural
Nominative -hundi
/xun.di/
-hundu
/xun.du/
Vocative -hundi
/xun.di/
-hundu
/xun.du/
Accusative -hundi
/xun.di/
-hundu
/xun.du/
Genitive -hunda
/xun.daː/
Dative -hundamer
/xun.da.mr̩/
Instrumental -hundamer
/xun.da.mr̩/
Locative *-hundęr
/xun.dɛɾ/

The decades are listed below:

20 wyyhundi
/ˈwyː.xun.di/
60 seksehundu
/ˈsek.se.xun.du/
30 þryyhundu
/ˈθɾyː.xun.du/
70 söbuntehundu
/ˈsø.bun.te.xun.du/
40 födurhundu
/ˈfø.duɾ.xun.du/
80 ahtotehundu
/ˈax.to.te.xun.du/
50 feffehundu
/ˈfef.fe.xun.du/
90 njontehundu
/ˈɲon.te.xun.du/

In the Widberg dialect, the decades are suffixed with -tigir, which declines as a masculine u-stem plural noun:

Nominative -tigir
/ti.giɾ/
Vocative -tigir
/ti.giɾ/
Accusative -tigen
/ti.gn̩/
Genitive -tiga
/ti.gaː/
Dative -tigumer
/ti.gu.mr̩/
Instrumental -tigumer
/ti.gu.mr̩/
Locative *-tigur
/ti.guɾ/

The decades are listed below:

20 tweetigir
/ˈtweː.ti.giɾ/
60 sikstigir
/ˈsiks.ti.giɾ/
30 þriirtigir
/ˈθɾiːɾ.ti.giɾ/
70 söbuntigir
/ˈsø.bun.ti.giɾ/
40 födortigir
/ˈfø.doɾ.ti.giɾ/
80 ahtotigir
/ˈax.to.ti.giɾ/
50 fifftigir
/ˈfiff.ti.giɾ/
90 njöntigir
/ˈɲøn.ti.giɾ/

One should note that for 20, 30 and 40 the twee, þriir and födor decline as if they were separate (with i-umlaut affecting twęę, giving twee and twęnn; the locative of tweetigir is presumed to be *twöörutigur).

The cardinal numeral hundarat (100) is declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative hundarat
/ˈxun.da.ɾat/
hundaradu
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.du/
Vocative hundarat
/ˈxun.da.ɾat/
hundaradu
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.du/
Accusative hundarat
/ˈxun.da.ɾat/
hundaradu
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.du/
Genitive hundarades
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.dəs/
hundarada
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.daː/
Dative hundaradę
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.dɛ/
hundaradamer
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.da.mr̩/
Instrumental hundaradu
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.du/
hundaradamer
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.da.mr̩/
Locative *hundaradi
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.di/
*hundaradęr
/ˈxun.da.ɾa.dɛɾ/

Even though the singular form is semantically plural, it is still considered "singular" in the grammar, and thus determiners, adjectives and verbs that agree with it take the singular. This only applies to 100; additive compounds always take plural agreement. Multiples are denoted by a numeral directly preceding hundarat declined as a neuter (e.g. twoo hundaradu "two hundred").

The cardinal numeral þuusundi (1000) is declined as follows:

Singular Plural
Nominative þuusundi
/ˈθuː.sun.di/
þuusundor
/ˈθuː.sun.doɾ/
Vocative þuusundi
/ˈθuː.sun.di/
þuusundor
/ˈθuː.sun.doɾ/
Accusative þuusunda
/ˈθuː.sun.da/
þuusundur
/ˈθuː.sun.duɾ/
Genitive þuusundur
/ˈθuː.sun.duɾ/
þuusunda
/ˈθuː.sun.daː/
Dative þuusundę
/ˈθuː.sun.dɛ/
þuusundomer
/ˈθuː.sun.do.mr̩/
Instrumental þuusundu
/ˈθuː.sun.du/
þuusundomer
/ˈθuː.sun.do.mr̩/
Locative *þuusundę
/ˈθuː.sun.dɛ/
*þuusundur
/ˈθuː.sun.duɾ/

Like hundarat, this numeral's singular form, despite being semantically plural, is grammatically singular. Multiples use preceding numerals in their feminine forms (e.g. twoor þuusundor).

The ordinal numerals are listed below:

1 fyrister
/ˈfy.ɾis.tr̩/
11 ęęnalifto
/ˈɛː.na.lif.to/
100 hundarasto
/ˈxun.da.ɾas.to/
1000 þuusosto
/ˈθuː.sos.to/
2 annarer
/ˈan.na.ɾr̩/
12 twęlifto
/ˈtwɛ.lif.to/
20 wyyhunsto
/ˈwyː.huns.to/
tweetihto
/ˈtweː.tix.to/
3 þrizo
/ˈθɾi.zo/
13 þritahundo
/ˈθɾi.ta.hun.do/
30 þryyhunsto
/ˈθɾyː.huns.to/
þriirtihto
/ˈθɾiːɾ.tix.to/
4 födurþo
/ˈfø.duɾ.θo/
14 födortahundo
/ˈfø.doɾ.ta.hun.do/
40 födurhunsto
/ˈfø.duɾ.huns.to/
födortihto
/ˈfø.doɾ.tix.to/
5 feffto
/ˈfefː.to/
15 fefftahundo
/ˈfefː.ta.hun.do/
50 feffehunsto
/ˈfef.fe.huns.to/
fifftihto
/ˈfifː.tix.to/
6 seksto
/ˈseks.to/
16 sekstahundo
/ˈseks.ta.hun.do/
60 seksehunsto
/ˈsek.se.huns.to/
sikstihto
/ˈsiks.tix.to/
7 söbundo
/ˈsø.bun.do/
17 söbuntahundo
/ˈsø.bun.ta.hun.do/
70 söbuntehunsto
/ˈsø.bun.te.huns.to/
söbuntihto
/ˈsø.bun.tix.to/
8 ǫhtudo
/ˈɔx.tu.do/
18 ahtotahundo
/ˈax.to.ta.hun.do/
80 ahtotehunsto
/ˈax.to.te.huns.to/
ahtotihto
/ˈax.to.tix.to/
9 njondo
/ˈɲon.do/
19 njontahundo
/ˈɲon.ta.hun.do/
90 njontehunsto
/ˈɲon.te.huns.to/
njöntihto
/ˈɲøn.tix.to/
10 töhundo
/ˈtø.hun.do/

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

Old Blylandic has personal pronouns in the first and second person; demonstratives are used for the third person. Unlike all other nouns and pronouns, which only have singular and plural forms, personal pronouns also possess dual forms, which refer to exactly two referents. Personal pronouns do not distinguish gender.

First person Second person Reflexive
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Nominative
Vocative
ek
/ˈek/
wet
/ˈwet/
wiir
/ˈwiːr/
þuu
/ˈθuː/
jut
/ˈjut/
juur
/ˈjuːr/
Accusative mek
/ˈmek/
unk
/ˈunk/
oss
/ˈosː/
þek
/ˈθek/
ink
/ˈink/
ir
/ˈiɾ/
sek
/ˈsek/
Genitive miiner
/ˈmiː.nr̩/
unkarer
/ˈun.ka.ɾr̩/
ossarer
/ˈos.sa.ɾr̩/
þiiner
/ˈθiː.nr̩/
inqarer
/ˈin.kʷa.ɾr̩/
yrarer
/ˈy.ɾa.ɾr̩/
siiner
/ˈsiː.nr̩/
Dative mir
/ˈmiɾ/
unker
/ˈun.kr̩/
osser
/ˈos.sr̩/
þir
/ˈθiɾ/
inqer
/ˈin.kʷr̩/
yrer
/ˈy.ɾr̩/
sir
/ˈsiɾ/
Instrumental mir
/ˈmiɾ/
ynker
/ˈyn.kr̩/
össer
/ˈøs.sr̩/
þir
/ˈθiɾ/
inqer
/ˈin.kʷr̩/
yrer
/ˈy.ɾr̩/
sir
/ˈsiɾ/
Locative *mii
/ˈmiː/
*unks
/ˈunks/
*uss
/ˈus/
*þii
/ˈθiː/
*ynks
/ˈinks/
*yrer
/ˈy.ɾr̩/
sii
/ˈsiː/

The "genitive" forms listed above are actually possessive pronouns, which decline as strong adjectives. The locative forms given above are reconstructed except for the reflexive (which is attested once); the singular is based off the reflexive, while the dual and plural forms are assumed to use the usual locative plural suffix.

Interrogatives

There are three sets of interrogative pronouns. The first, the general interrogative, is declined as follows:

Common Neuter
Nominative hwar
/ˈʍaɾ/
hwat
/ˈʍat/
Accusative hwana
/ˈʍa.na/
hwat
/ˈʍat/
Genitive hwes
/ˈʍes/
Dative hwammę
/ˈʍam.mɛ/
Instrumental hwii
/ˈʍiː/
Locative hwęm
/ˈʍɛm/

This pronoun is highly defective, and possesses only singular forms, even if the referent is known to be plural. Predictably, it lacks a vocative. There are no attested feminine forms (which would be *hwoo, *hwon, *hwerur, *hwerę and *hweru).

The other two interrogative pronouns are hwęrer (which of many) and hwaþarer (which of two), which both decline as strong adjectives.

Demonstratives

There are three levels of demonstratives in Old Blylandic. The existence of a demonstrative in a noun phrase forces the use of the weak adjective declension for adjectives that can be declined in the weak declension.

The following is the proximal demonstrative:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative hir
/ˈxiɾ/
hiir
/ˈxiːɾ/
hju
/ˈçu/
hjor
/ˈçoɾ/
hit
/ˈxit/
hju
/ˈçu/
Vocative hi
/ˈxi/
hiir
/ˈxiːɾ/
hju
/ˈçu/
hjor
/ˈçoɾ/
hit
/ˈxit/
hju
/ˈçu/
Accusative hina
/ˈxi.na/
hinn
/ˈxinː/
hja
/ˈça/
hjur
/ˈçuɾ/
hit
/ˈxit/
hju
/ˈçu/
Genitive hes
/ˈxes/
hera
/ˈxe.ɾaː/
herur
/ˈxe.ɾuɾ/
hera
/ˈxe.ɾaː/
hes
/ˈxes/
hera
/ˈxe.ɾaː/
Dative himmę
/ˈxim.mɛ/
himer
/ˈxi.mr̩/
herę
/ˈxe.ɾɛ/
himer
/ˈxi.mr̩/
himmę
/ˈxim.mɛ/
himer
/ˈxi.mr̩/
Instrumental hinu
/ˈxi.nu/
himer
/ˈxi.mr̩/
heru
/ˈxe.ɾu/
himer
/ˈxi.mr̩/
hinu
/ˈxi.nu/
himer
/ˈxi.mr̩/
Locative him
/ˈxim/
hyr
/ˈxyɾ/
herę
/ˈxe.ɾɛ/
hyr
/ˈxyɾ/
him
/ˈxim/
hyr
/ˈxyɾ/

The following is the medial demonstrative:

Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative
Vocative
sa
/ˈsa/
þęę
/ˈθɛː/
soo
/ˈsoː/
þoor
/ˈθoːɾ/
þat
/ˈθat/
þoo
/ˈθoː/
Accusative þana
/ˈθa.na/
þann
/ˈθanː/
þon
/ˈθon/
þoor
/ˈθoːɾ/
þat
/ˈθat/
þoo
/ˈθoː/
Genitive þas
/ˈθas/
þęęra
/ˈθɛː.ɾaː/
þęęrur
/ˈθɛː.ɾuɾ/
þęęra
/ˈθɛː.ɾaː/
þas
/ˈθas/
þęęra
/ˈθɛː.ɾaː/
Dative þammę
/ˈθam.mɛ/
þęęmer
/ˈθɛː.mr̩/
þęęrę
/ˈθɛː.ɾɛ/
þęęmer
/ˈθɛː.mr̩/
þammę
/ˈθam.mɛ/
þęęmer
/ˈθɛː.mr̩/
Instrumental þanu
/ˈθa.nu/
þeemer
/ˈθeː.mr̩/
þęęru
/ˈθɛː.ɾu/
þeemer
/ˈθeː.mr̩/
þanu
/ˈθa.nu/
þeemer
/ˈθeː.mr̩/
Locative þęm
/ˈθɛm/
þöör
/ˈθøːɾ/
þęęrę
/ˈθɛː.ɾɛ/
þöör
/ˈθøːɾ/
þęm
/ˈθɛm/
þöör
/ˈθøːɾ/

This can also be used as a definite article.

The distal demonstrative jęęner declines as a strong adjective.

Verbs

Verbs in Old Blylandic conjugate for two tenses (present and past) and three moods (indicative, subjunctive and imperative), and agree with the subject in person and number. Many verbs also have third person present passive forms, which even by the time of Old Blylandic have become archaic (the preferred way to form passives is to suffix the verb with -sik). Non-third person passive forms in the entire Old Blylandic corpus are extremely rare, although one prominent non-third person passive form in the corpus is hęętę ("I am called"), which is itself a fossilisation (the typical first person singular form would be *-amę, based on Runic Blylandic -amai).

Strong verbs

Strong verbs are a large, but closed class of verbs in Old Blylandic. They form their past tense via ablaut or reduplication.

The following is a typical example of a strong verb:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present beru
/ˈbe.ɾu/
birir
/ˈbi.ɾiɾ/
biris
/ˈbi.ɾis/
berur
/ˈbe.ɾuɾ/
berader
/ˈbe.ɾa.dr̩/
beramer
/ˈbe.ɾa.mr̩/
biret
/ˈbi.ɾət/
berant
/ˈbe.ɾant/
Past bar
/ˈbaɾ/
bart
/ˈbaɾt/
bar
/ˈbaɾ/
bǫǫru
/ˈbɔː.ɾu/
bǫǫruder
/ˈbɔː.ɾu.dr̩/
bǫǫrem
/ˈbɔː.ɾm̩/
bǫǫret
/ˈbɔː.ɾət/
bǫǫren
/ˈbɔː.ɾn̩/
Passive *beramę
/ˈbe.ɾa.mɛ/
*berarę
/ˈbe.ɾa.ɾɛ/
beradę
/ˈbe.ɾa.dɛ/
*berostę
/ˈbe.ɾos.tɛ/
*beradistę
/ˈbe.ɾa.dis.tɛ/
*beramastę
/ˈbe.ɾa.mas.tɛ/
*berassę
/ˈbe.ɾas.sɛ/
berandę
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɛ/
Subjunctive mood
Present bera
/ˈbe.ɾa/
beręr
/ˈbe.ɾɛɾ/
berę
/ˈbe.ɾɛ/
berǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɔ/
beręder
/ˈbe.ɾɛ.dr̩/
beręm
/ˈbe.ɾɛm/
beręt
/ˈbe.ɾɛt/
beręn
/ˈbe.ɾɛn/
Past bęęrę
/ˈbɛː.ɾɛ/
bęęrir
/ˈbɛː.ɾiɾ/
bęęri
/ˈbɛː.ɾi/
bęęry
/ˈbɛː.ɾy/
bęęrider
/ˈbɛː.ɾi.dr̩/
bęęrim
/ˈbɛː.ɾim/
bęęrit
/ˈbɛː.ɾit/
bęęrin
/ˈbɛː.ɾin/
Passive *beręmǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛ.mɔ/
*beręrǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛ.ɾɔ/
berędǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛ.dɔ/
*berǫtǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɔ.tɔ/
*berędistǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛ.dis.tɔ/
*beręntǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛn.tɔ/
*beręssǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛs.sɔ/
beręndǫ
/ˈbe.ɾɛn.dɔ/
Imperative mood
ber
/ˈbeɾ/
beradǫ
/ˈbe.ɾa.dɔ/
berader
/ˈbe.ɾa.dr̩/
biret
/ˈbi.ɾət/
berandǫ
/ˈbe.ɾan.dɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive beran
/ˈbe.ɾan/
Present participle berando
/ˈbe.ɾan.do/
Past participle boraner
/ˈbo.ɾa.nr̩/
Gerund beringu
/ˈbe.ɾiŋ.gu/

There are several classes of strong verbs, which possess five or six principal parts. The ablauting classes are listed below:

Class Infinitive 3sg Pres. Ind. 3sg Past Ind. 3pl Past Ind. 3sg Past Subj. Past Participle
1 riidan riidis ręęt ryden ridi ridaner
2 löödan
luukan
lyydis lǫǫt luden lydi lodaner
skubaner
3a bindan
fennan
þiiho
bindis
þiihis
bant
þaah
bunden byndi bundaner
3b werþan wirþis wart urden yrdi (w)ordaner
hulpaner
4 neman nimis nam nǫǫmen nęęmi numaner
stolaner
5 geban
bizan
gibis gap gǫǫben gęębi gebaner
6 hlaþan
skępan
hlęþis hloot hlooden hlöödi hladaner

For some categories, the past participle may either have /o/ or /u/. The vowel used is dependent on the consonant(s) following it. Not shown are possible consonant alternations (e.g. fennan, finnis, fann vs. fanst, funden), although they can be figured out from the principal parts (in particular, /z/ solely originates from palatalised /d/).

The reduplicating classes are listed below:

Class Infinitive 3sg Pres. Ind. 3sg Past Ind. 3pl Past Ind. 3sg Past Subj. Past Participle
7a hęętan heetis hegęt hihten hihti hęętaner
7b hlǫǫpan hlööpis hlelǫp hlölpen hlölpi hlǫǫpaner
7c haldan hęldis hegalt hölden höldi haldaner
7d laatan lęętis lelut lölten lölti laataner
7e blootan blöötis blelut blölten blölti blootaner

Note that the reduplicating classes only have five principal parts, instead of the six possessed by the ablauting classes.

Weak verbs

The weak verbs represent a class of verbs whose past tense forms end in a dental suffix (as opposed to being marked by ablaut or reduplication, as with the strong verbs). There are several classes of weak verbs, distinguished only by how they form their past tense. The verb hęban, while weak, is considered to be irregular due to its anomalous present tense.

The conjugation of a typical weak verb is as follows:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present warnu
/ˈwaɾ.nu/
węrnir
/ˈwɛɾ.niɾ/
węrnis
/ˈwɛɾ.nis/
warnur
/ˈwaɾ.nuɾ/
warnader
/ˈwaɾ.na.dr̩/
warnamer
/ˈwaɾ.na.mr̩/
węrnet
/ˈwɛɾ.nət/
warnant
/ˈwaɾ.nant/
Past warnoda
/ˈwaɾ.no.da/
warnodir
/ˈwaɾ.no.diɾ/
warnodi
/ˈwaɾ.no.di/
warnodedu
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.du/
warnodeduder
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.du.dr̩/
warnodedem
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dm̩/
warnodedet
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dət/
warnodeden
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dn̩/
Passive *warnamę
/ˈwaɾ.na.mɛ/
*warnarę
/ˈwaɾ.na.ɾɛ/
warnadę
/ˈwaɾ.na.dɛ/
*warnostę
/ˈwaɾ.nos.tɛ/
*warnadistę
/ˈwaɾ.na.dis.tɛ/
*warnamastę
/ˈwaɾ.na.mas.tɛ/
*warnassę
/ˈwaɾ.nas.sɛ/
warnandę
/ˈwaɾ.nan.dɛ/
Subjunctive mood
Present warna
/ˈwaɾ.na/
warnęr
/ˈwaɾ.nɛɾ/
warnę
/ˈwaɾ.nɛ/
warnǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɔ/
warnęder
/ˈwaɾ.nɛ.dr̩/
warnęm
/ˈwaɾ.nɛm/
warnęt
/ˈwaɾ.nɛt/
warnęn
/ˈwaɾ.nɛn/
Past warnodedę
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dɛ/
warnodedir
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.diɾ/
warnodedi
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.di/
warnodedy
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dy/
warnodedider
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.di.dr̩/
warnodedim
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dim/
warnodedit
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.dit/
warnodedin
/ˈwaɾ.no.de.din/
Passive *warnęmǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛ.mɔ/
*warnęrǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛ.ɾɔ/
warnędǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛ.dɔ/
*warnǫtǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɔ.tɔ/
*warnędistǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛ.dis.tɔ/
*warnęntǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛn.tɔ/
*warnęssǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛs.sɔ/
warnęndǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nɛn.dɔ/
Imperative mood
warn
/ˈwaɾn/
warnadǫ
/ˈwaɾ.na.dɔ/
warnader
/ˈwaɾ.na.dr̩/
węrnet
/ˈwɛɾ.nət/
warnandǫ
/ˈwaɾ.nan.dɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive warnon
/ˈwaɾ.non/
Present participle warnondo
/ˈwaɾ.non.do/
Past participle warnoder
/ˈwaɾ.no.dr̩/
Gerund warningu
/ˈwaɾ.niŋ.gu/

There are two general classes of weak verbs, distinguished by their infinitive:

Class Infinitive 3sg Pres. Ind. 3sg Past Ind. 3pl Past Ind. 3sg Past Subj. Past Participle
1 fęllan fęllis fęllidi fęllideden fęllidedi fęllider
2 warnon węrnis warnodi warnodeden warnodedi warnoder

Weak verbs only have three principal parts; all past forms can be derived from the past participle.

There are a few verbs which do not fit into this classification. These include the suffixless weak verbs (e.g. bringan/bringis/braahter). While they are not classified into one of the two main classes, they are still considered regular.

Preterite-present verbs

The preterite-present verbs are a small group of verbs whose present forms resemble the past forms of the strong verbs. Their past forms are conjugated as weak verbs. They do not have passive or imperative forms.

The following is an example conjugation of a preterite-present verb:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present skal
/ˈskal/
skalt
/ˈskalt/
skal
/ˈskal/
skulu
/ˈsku.lu/
skuluder
/ˈsku.lu.dr̩/
skulem
/ˈsku.lm̩/
skulet
/ˈsku.lət/
skulen
/ˈsku.ln̩/
Past skolda
/ˈskol.da/
skoldir
/ˈskol.diɾ/
skoldi
/ˈskol.di/
skoldedu
/ˈskol.de.du/
skoldeduder
/ˈskol.de.du.dr̩/
skoldedem
/ˈskol.de.dm̩/
skoldedet
/ˈskol.de.dət/
skoldeden
/ˈskol.de.dn̩/
Subjunctive mood
Present skylę
/ˈsky.lɛ/
skylir
/ˈsky.liɾ/
skyli
/ˈsky.li/
skyly
/ˈsky.ly/
skylider
/ˈsky.li.dr̩/
skylim
/ˈsky.lim/
skylit
/ˈsky.lit/
skylin
/ˈsky.lin/
Past skoldedę
/ˈskol.de.dɛ/
skoldedir
/ˈskol.de.diɾ/
skoldedi
/ˈskol.de.di/
skoldedy
/ˈskol.de.dy/
skoldedider
/ˈskol.de.di.dr̩/
skoldedim
/ˈskol.de.dim/
skoldedit
/ˈskol.de.dit/
skoldedin
/ˈskol.de.din/
Imperative mood
Non-finite forms
Infinitive skolan
/ˈsko.lan/
Present participle skolando
/ˈsko.lan.do/
Past participle skolder
/ˈskol.dr̩/
Gerund skolingu
/ˈsko.liŋ.gu/

The following preterite-present verbs are attested in Old Blylandic:

Infinitive 3sg Pres. Ind. 3pl Pres. Ind. 3sg Pres. Subj. Past Participle Meaning
dogan dǫǫk dugen dygi dohter to be useful
dorsan dars dursen dyrsi dorster to dare
ęęgan ęęh öögen eegi ęęhter to own, to possess, to have
ganogan ganah ganugen ganygi ganohter to suffice, to be enough
konnan kann kunnen könni konner to know (to be familiar with), to be able to
magan mak mǫgen męgi mahter to be able to (circumstantially)
mootan moot mooten mööti mooser to be allowed/permitted
munan man munen myni munder to think, to remember
njoran njar njuren nyri njorder not to be (negative existential)
onnan ann unnen önni onner to grant, to bestow
oran ar uren yri order to be (existential)
skolan skal skulen skyli skolder future tense auxillary
witan węęt wyten witi wisser to know
þurban þarp þurben þyrbi þurfter to need, to require

Preterite-present verbs, like reduplicating strong verbs, have five principal parts. However, their set of principal parts is different, to account for their anomalous present tense.

Irregular verbs

The copula is the most irregular verb in Old Blylandic. It consists of two separate verbs which happen to share past tense forms.

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present em
/ˈem/
byym
/ˈbyːm/
ir
/ˈiɾ/
byysj
/ˈbyːɕ/
is
/ˈis/
byys
/ˈbyːs/
yrur
/ˈy.ɾuɾ/
swar
/ˈswaɾ/
böör
/ˈbøːɾ/
yruder
/ˈy.ɾu.dr̩/
stir
/ˈstiɾ/
byyþer
/ˈbyː.θr̩/
yrumer
/ˈy.ɾu.mr̩/
sumer
/ˈsu.mr̩/
böömer
/ˈbøː.mr̩/
yret
/ˈy.ɾət/
ste
/ˈste/
bööt
/ˈbøːt/
sint
/ˈsint/
byynt
/ˈbyːnt/
Past was
/ˈwas/
wast
/ˈwast/
was
/ˈwas/
wǫǫru
/ˈwɔː.ɾu/
wǫǫruder
/ˈwɔː.ɾu.dr̩/
wǫǫrem
/ˈwɔː.ɾm̩/
wǫǫret
/ˈwɔː.ɾət/
wǫǫren
/ˈwɔː.ɾn̩/
Subjunctive mood
Present sja
/ˈɕa/
byja
/ˈby.ja/
sjer
/ˈɕeɾ/
byjęr
/ˈby.jɛɾ/
sje
/ˈɕe/
byję
/ˈby.jɛ/
syy
/ˈsyː/
byy
/ˈbyː/
siider
/ˈsiː.dr̩/
biwider
/ˈbi.wi.dr̩/
siim
/ˈsiːm/
biwim
/ˈbi.wim/
siit
/ˈsiːt/
biwit
/ˈbi.wit/
siin
/ˈsiːn/
biwin
/ˈbi.win/
Past węęrę
/ˈwɛː.ɾɛ/
węęrir
/ˈwɛː.ɾiɾ/
węęri
/ˈwɛː.ɾi/
węęry
/ˈwɛː.ɾy/
węęrider
/ˈwɛː.ɾi.dr̩/
węęrim
/ˈwɛː.ɾim/
węęrit
/ˈwɛː.ɾit/
węęrin
/ˈwɛː.ɾin/
Imperative mood
wes
/ˈwes/
böö
/ˈbøː/
wesadǫ
/ˈwe.sa.dɔ/
bööþǫ
/ˈbøː.θɔ/
wesader
/ˈwe.sa.dr̩/
byyþer
/ˈbyː.θr̩/
wiset
/ˈwi.sət/
bööt
/ˈbøː.t/
wesandǫ
/ˈwe.san.dɔ/
böönnǫ
/ˈbøːn.nɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive wesan
/ˈwe.san/
böön
/ˈbøːn/
Present participle wesando
/ˈwe.san.do/
Past participle weraner
/ˈwe.ɾa.nr̩/
Gerund wesingu
/ˈwe.siŋ.gu/

In Old Blylandic, the first forms given were predominatly used. The forms beginning with b- occurred more often in older forms of the language, and were used to express permanent truths (similar to how beon was used in Old English). The forms swar, stir, sumer and ste were rare throughout the entire Old Blylandic corpus.

Related is the verb mesan, the negative copula, and is used to negate verbs when combined with the infinitive:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present nem
/ˈnem/
nir
/ˈniɾ/
nis
/ˈnis/
nyrur
/ˈny.ɾuɾ/
nissur
/ˈnis.suɾ/
nyruder
/ˈny.ɾu.dr̩/
nister
/ˈnis.tr̩/
nyrumer
/ˈny.ɾu.mr̩/
nissumer
/ˈnis.su.mr̩/
nyret
/ˈny.ɾət/
nist
/ˈnist/
nissint
/ˈnis.sint/
Past mas
/ˈmas/
mast
/ˈmast/
mas
/ˈmas/
mǫǫru
/ˈmɔː.ɾu/
mǫǫruder
/ˈmɔː.ɾu.dr̩/
mǫǫrem
/ˈmɔː.ɾm̩/
mǫǫret
/ˈmɔː.ɾət/
mǫǫren
/ˈmɔː.ɾn̩/
Subjunctive mood
Present nissja
/ˈniɕ.ɕa/
nissjer
/ˈniɕ.ɕeɾ/
nissje
/ˈniɕ.ɕe/
nissy
/ˈnis.sy/
nissider
/ˈnis.si.dr̩/
nissim
/ˈnis.sim/
nissit
/ˈnis.sit/
nissin
/ˈnis.sin/
Past męęrę
/ˈmɛː.ɾɛ/
męęrir
/ˈmɛː.ɾiɾ/
męęri
/ˈmɛː.ɾi/
męęry
/ˈmɛː.ɾy/
męęrider
/ˈmɛː.ɾi.dr̩/
męęrim
/ˈmɛː.ɾim/
męęrit
/ˈmɛː.ɾit/
męęrin
/ˈmɛː.ɾin/
Imperative mood
mes
/ˈmes/
mesadǫ
/ˈme.sa.dɔ/
mesader
/ˈme.sa.dr̩/
miset
/ˈmi.sət/
mesandǫ
/ˈme.san.dɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive mesan
/ˈme.san/
Present participle mesando
/ˈme.san.do/
Past participle meraner
/ˈme.ɾa.nr̩/
Gerund mesingu
/ˈme.siŋ.gu/

This is derived from ni + wesan. The particle ni itself, however, is archaic even in Old Blylandic in its role as a verbal negator. The forms nissur, nister, nissumer and nist were rare throughout the entire Old Blylandic corpus.

Neither wesan nor mesan may be used as an existential, nor used to indicate the location of a subject. The verbs oran and njoran are used instead.

The verb doon ("to do") is irregular:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present dööm
/ˈdøːm/
döör
/ˈdøːɾ/
döös
/ˈdøːs/
door
/ˈdoːɾ/
dööder
/ˈdøː.dr̩/
doomer
/ˈdoː.mr̩/
doot
/ˈdoːt/
döönt
/ˈdøːnt/
Past deda
/ˈde.da/
dedir
/ˈde.diɾ/
dedi
/ˈde.di/
dǫǫdu
/ˈdɔː.du/
dǫǫduder
/ˈdɔː.du.dr̩/
dǫǫdem
/ˈdɔː.dm̩/
dǫǫdet
/ˈdɔː.dət/
dǫǫden
/ˈdɔː.dn̩/
Passive *doomę
/ˈdoː.mɛ/
*doorę
/ˈdoː.ɾɛ/
doodę
/ˈdoː.dɛ/
*doostę
/ˈdoːs.tɛ/
*doodistę
/ˈdoː.dis.tɛ/
*doomastę
/ˈdoː.mas.tɛ/
*doossę
/ˈdoːs.sɛ/
doondę
/ˈdoːn.dɛ/
Subjunctive mood
Present don
/ˈdon/
door
/ˈdoːɾ/
doo
/ˈdoː/
doou
/ˈdoːw/
dööder
/ˈdøː.dr̩/
doom
/ˈdoːm/
doot
/ˈdoːt/
doon
/ˈdoːn/
Past dęędę
/ˈdɛː.dɛ/
dęędir
/ˈdɛː.diɾ/
dęędi
/ˈdɛː.di/
dęędy
/ˈdɛː.dy/
dęędider
/ˈdɛː.di.dr̩/
dęędim
/ˈdɛː.dim/
dęędit
/ˈdɛː.dit/
dęędin
/ˈdɛː.din/
Passive *doomǫ
/ˈdoː.mɔ/
*doorǫ
/ˈdoː.ɾɔ/
doodǫ
/ˈdoː.dɔ/
*dootǫ
/ˈdoː.tɔ/
*doodistǫ
/ˈdoː.dis.tɔ/
*doontǫ
/ˈdoːn.tɔ/
*doossǫ
/ˈdoːs.sɔ/
doondǫ
/ˈdoːn.dɔ/
Imperative mood
doo
/ˈdoː/
doodǫ
/ˈdoː.dɔ/
dööder
/ˈdøː.dr̩/
doot
/ˈdoːt/
doondǫ
/ˈdoːn.dɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive doon
/ˈdoːn/
Present participle doondo
/ˈdoːn.do/
Past participle dooner
/ˈdoː.nr̩/
Gerund doowingu
/ˈdoː.wiŋ.gu/

The verb gaan ("to go") is irregular:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present goo
/ˈgoː/
geer
/ˈgeːɾ/
gees
/ˈgeːs/
goor
/ˈgoːɾ/
gęęder
/ˈgɛː.dr̩/
gaamer
/ˈgaː.mr̩/
gęęt
/ˈgɛːt/
gęęnt
/ˈgɛːnt/
Past ja
/ˈja/
jer
/ˈjeɾ/
ii
/ˈiː/
jedu
/ˈje.du/
jeduder
/ˈje.du.dr̩/
jedem
/ˈje.dm̩/
jedet
/ˈje.dət/
jeden
/ˈje.dn̩/
Subjunctive mood
Present gaa
/ˈgaː/
gaair
/ˈgaːjɾ/
gaai
/ˈgaːj/
gaaju
/ˈgaː.ju/
gaaider
/ˈgaːj.dr̩/
gaaim
/ˈgaːjm/
gaait
/ˈgaːjt/
gaain
/ˈgaːjn/
Past jedę
/ˈje.dɛ/
jedir
/ˈje.diɾ/
jedi
/ˈje.di/
jedy
/ˈje.dy/
jedider
/ˈje.di.dr̩/
jedim
/ˈje.dim/
jedit
/ˈje.dit/
jedin
/ˈje.din/
Imperative mood
gęę
/ˈgɛː/
gęędǫ
/ˈgɛː.dɔ/
gęęder
/ˈgɛː.dr̩/
gęęt
/ˈgɛːt/
gaandǫ
/ˈgaːn.dɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive gaan
/ˈgaːn/
Present participle gaando
/ˈgaːn.do/
Past participle gaaner
/ˈgaː.nr̩/
Gerund gaaingu
/ˈgaːjŋ.gu/

The verb wilan ("to want") has a weak past tense, but its present forms are irregular.

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present wilem
/ˈwi.lm̩/
wilir
/ˈwi.liɾ/
wilis
/ˈwi.lis/
wilur
/ˈwi.luɾ/
wilider
/ˈwi.li.dr̩/
wilimer
/ˈwi.li.mr̩/
wilet
/ˈwi.lət/
wilint
/ˈwi.lint/
Past welda
/ˈwel.da/
weldir
/ˈwel.diɾ/
weldi
/ˈwel.di/
weldedu
/ˈwel.de.du/
weldeduder
/ˈwel.de.du.dr̩/
weldedem
/ˈwel.de.dm̩/
weldedet
/ˈwel.de.dət/
weldeden
/ˈwel.de.dn̩/
Subjunctive mood
Present wilę
/ˈwi.lɛ/
wilir
/ˈwi.liɾ/
wili
/ˈwi.li/
wily
/ˈwi.ly/
wilider
/ˈwi.li.dr̩/
wilim
/ˈwi.lim/
wilit
/ˈwi.lit/
wilin
/ˈwi.lin/
Past weldedę
/ˈwel.de.dɛ/
weldedir
/ˈwel.de.diɾ/
weldedi
/ˈwel.de.di/
weldedy
/ˈwel.de.dy/
weldedider
/ˈwel.de.di.dr̩/
weldedim
/ˈwel.de.dim/
weldedit
/ˈwel.de.dit/
weldedin
/ˈwel.de.din/
Imperative mood
Non-finite forms
Infinitive wilan
/ˈwi.lan/
Present participle wilando
/ˈwi.lan.do/
Past participle welder
/ˈwel.dr̩/
Gerund wilingu
/ˈwi.liŋ.gu/

The verb hęban ("to have", auxillary) is the only remaining class 3 weak verb in Old Blylandic:

Singular Dual Plural
First Second Third First Second First Second Third
Indicative mood
Present hębu
/ˈhɛ.bu/
habęr
/ˈha.bɛɾ/
habęs
/ˈha.bɛs/
hębur
/ˈhɛ.buɾ/
hębader
/ˈhɛ.ba.dr̩/
hębamer
/ˈhɛ.ba.mr̩/
habęt
/ˈha.bɛt/
hębant
/ˈhɛ.bant/
Past hadda
/ˈhad.da/
haddir
/ˈhad.diɾ/
haddi
/ˈhad.di/
haddedu
/ˈhad.de.du/
haddeduder
/ˈhad.de.du.dr̩/
haddedem
/ˈhad.de.dm̩/
haddedet
/ˈhad.de.dət/
haddeden
/ˈhad.de.dn̩/
Subjunctive mood
Present hęba
/ˈhɛ.ba/
hębęr
/ˈhɛ.bɛɾ/
hębę
/ˈhɛ.bɛ/
hębǫ
/ˈhɛ.bɔ/
hębęder
/ˈhɛ.bɛ.dr̩/
hębęm
/ˈhɛ.bɛm/
hębęt
/ˈhɛ.bɛt/
hębęn
/ˈhɛ.bɛn/
Past haddedę
/ˈhad.de.dɛ/
haddedir
/ˈhad.de.diɾ/
haddedi
/ˈhad.de.di/
haddedy
/ˈhad.de.dy/
haddedider
/ˈhad.de.di.dr̩/
haddedim
/ˈhad.de.dim/
haddedit
/ˈhad.de.dit/
haddedin
/ˈhad.de.din/
Imperative mood
habę
/ˈha.bɛ/
hębadǫ
/ˈhɛ.ba.dɔ/
hębader
/ˈhɛ.ba.dr̩/
habęt
/ˈha.bɛt/
hębandǫ
/ˈhɛ.ban.dɔ/
Non-finite forms
Infinitive hęban
/ˈhɛ.ban/
Present participle hębando
/ˈhɛ.ban.do/
Past participle hadder
/ˈhad.dr̩/
Gerund hębingu
/ˈhɛ.biŋ.gu/

It is considered to be an irregular verb because it retains irregular present conjugations, but it has an otherwise regular past tense.

Dialectal differences

There are some variation in verbal inflection between dialects. In particular, the form of the second person singular varies depending on region. The following forms are attested for the second person singular:

  • Indicative -sj, from Proto-Germanic *-si
  • Indicative -r, from Proto-Germanic *-zi
  • Indicative -sjt, from Proto-Germanic *-si + analogical -t from the second person plural and the strong past indicative.
  • Indicative -rt, from Proto-Germanic *-zi + analogical -t from the second person plural and the strong past indicative.
  • Subjunctive -s, from Proto-Germanic *-s
  • Subjunctive -r, from Proto-Germanic *-z
  • Subjunctive -st, from Proto-Germanic *-s + analogical -t from the second person plural and the strong past indicative.
  • Subjunctive -rt, from Proto-Germanic *-z + analogical -t from the second person plural and the strong past indicative.

In general, the forms with -r- are considered to be standard in the Lobehaben dialect, with only byysj retaining the voiceless form. The forms with and without -t are in free variation in the Lobehaben dialect.