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GRAMMAR

4th form. 'o. enno, in him, ganso, with him.

In this form several words have an inserted dh between the preposition and the pronoun. Ragdho, for him, dhôdho, to him, not rago, dhôo. A similar euphonic dh occurs in the case of the third persons feminine and plural.

4. Third Person Singular, feminine. English, she, her. Letter H, S, or a vowel.

1st form. hŷ. hŷ a vedn, she will.
2nd form. hŷ. a medh hŷ, said she.
3rd form. 's. mî a's henow, I name her.

This form is rarely found in the later MSS. Either the possessive î or the form (the latter often put after the verb) was used, in the rare cases of this construction.

4th form. 'î. gensi, with her; dhedhi, to her.

5. First Person Plural. English, we, us. Letter N.

1st form. nŷ. nŷ a vedn, we will.
2nd form. nŷ. na blamyough nŷ, do not blame us.
3rd form. 'n. ev a'n doro, he will bring us.

This form, perhaps owing to its being the same as the 3rd form of the third person singular, is rare even in the older MSS. The possessive 'gan (for agan) is generally used instead of it, ev a 'gan doro.

4th form, 'n, preceded by almost any vowel. ragon, for us; genen, with us; dhen, to us; warnan, on us.

6. Second Person Singular. English, you. Letter, Wh, Gh, or S.

1st form. whŷ. whŷ a vedn, you will.
2nd form. whŷ. nî wreugh whŷ, you do not.
3rd form. 's. ev a's doro, he will bring you.