Wit (pronoun)

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This article is about the Old English personal pronoun. For other uses, see Wit (disambiguation).

Wit (IPA: /wɪt/) was the first-person, dual, personal pronoun (subject case) in Old English.

This word would probably have sounded something like Modern English wit.

Personal pronouns in Old English
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive
1st Singular ic me(c) me min
Dual wit unc uncer
Plural we us ure
2nd Singular þu þe þin
Dual git inc incer
Plural ge eow eower
3rd Singular Masculine he hine him his
Neuter hit hit him his
Feminine heo hie hire hire
Plural hie hie him hira
Nominative Accusative Dative Genitive

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[edit] External links

  • Peter S. Baker. 'Pronouns'. In Peter S. Baker. The Electronic Introduction to Old English. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003, c. 5.